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
- Birmingham City University · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Prestige Network Ltd SME
- Value
- £1,080,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Education & training · Provision of language courses (CPV 80580000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 057407-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
-
- Contract date17 Sep 2025
- Published17 Sep 2025Published the same day
Description
BSL support services for Birmingham City University students. Direct award appointed via North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) framework for Language Services. (NOE.0583), Lot 5(a) - Non spoken (BSL)- all other regions agreement. Additional information: Direct award appointed via North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) framework for Language Services. (NOE.0583), Lot 5(a) - Non spoken (BSL)- all other regions agreement.
About the supplier
Prestige Network Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02440502).