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
- University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Rapid Electronics Ltd
- Value
- £190,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Electrical equipment & lighting · Electronic components (CPV 31711100)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 051279-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 May 2026
- Published1 Jun 2026Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
Call off contract under framework LAB3152NW for Electronic Components. Goods will be ordered as and when required via eMarketplace, with no guaranteed spend.
About the supplier
Rapid Electronics Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01509592).