Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Sunderland City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- VodaFone Limited
- Value
- £167,175
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Telecoms equipment · Mobile telephones (CPV 32250000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 050204-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date2 Mar 2026
- Published28 May 2026Published 87 days after the contract date
Description
Sunderland City Council has awarded a 36-month contract for the Provision of Mobile Voice and Data Services. This contract was awarded via Lot 1 - Mobile Voice and Data Services Catalogue of the GCA Mobile Voice and Data Services Framework (RM6261).
About the supplier
VodaFone Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01471587).