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
- Bloomberg LLP SME
- Value
- £134,374
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Data supply services (CPV 72319000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 064024-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 Jul 2026
- Published8 Jul 2026Published the same day
Description
The University requires the provision of Bloomberg Financial Terminals for teaching, research, and student provision within the Department of Accounting and Finance and the wider Strathclyde Business School (SBS).
About the supplier
Bloomberg LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03430322).