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
- Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Softcat Plc
- Value
- £129,986.22
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Office & computing equipment · Various office equipment and supplies (CPV 30190000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 054850-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date4 Sep 2025
- Published9 Sep 2025Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
Think Smart Hubs For Teams & Other Items
About the supplier
Softcat Plc: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02174990).