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
- Sheffield Hallam University · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- STU3 Ltd SME
- Value
- £1,800,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Systems and technical consultancy services (CPV 72220000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 050600-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Mar 2026
- Published29 May 2026Published 69 days after the contract date
Description
Sheffield Hallam University is undertaking development of its student management system (SITS ). The contract includes development and process improvement around student admission and payment .The supplier is advising and assisting in these developments.
About the supplier
STU3 Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 10714601).