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
- Hopwood Hall College · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Albion Computers PLC
- Value
- £92,519
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Office & computing equipment · Computer equipment and supplies (CPV 30200000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 059636-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date24 Jun 2026
- Published25 Jun 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Provision of Laptops for three projects and additional items. CPC - ICT Hardware and Peripherals Equipment Framework was utilised as a compliant route to market.
About the supplier
Albion Computers PLC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02043116).