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
- Salix Finance Ltd · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Virgin Media Business Limited
- Value
- £87,505
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Telecoms equipment · Mobile telephones (CPV 32250000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 052443-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date25 May 2026
- Published3 Jun 2026Published 9 days after the contract date
Description
Direct award via RM6261 Lot 1 for supply of Samsung A57 mobile phones
About the supplier
Virgin Media Business Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01785381).