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
- Softcat PLC
- Value
- £49,267.55
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · System and support services (CPV 72250000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 062295-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date25 Jun 2026
- Published2 Jul 2026Published 7 days after the contract date
Description
Direct award from Framework
About the supplier
Softcat PLC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02174990).