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
- University of Strathclyde · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Sage Publications Limited
- Value
- £100,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Printed matter · Textbooks (CPV 22112000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 063972-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Oct 2025
- Published10 Oct 2025Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Sage Catalyst E-Textbook Subscription
About the supplier
Sage Publications Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01017514).