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
- De Montfort University · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Lyreco UK Limited
- Value
- £180,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Office & computing equipment · Office supplies (CPV 30192000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 051557-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Aug 2025
- Published27 Aug 2025Published the same day
Description
Stationery & Office Supplies for Staff
About the supplier
Lyreco UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00442696).