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
- The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Larsen Consulting Ltd SME
- Value
- £464,805
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Business and management consultancy and related services (CPV 79400000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 056412-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Apr 2026
- Published16 Jun 2026Published 61 days after the contract date
Description
Gcloud 14 framework process after initial search only 1 supplier was identified and found to meet our requirements .
About the supplier
Larsen Consulting Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01271198).