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
- Gladstone MRM Ltd SME
- Value
- £205,424.76
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Industry specific software package (CPV 48100000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 064334-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Jul 2026
- Published8 Jul 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
The University of Strathclyde has awarded a contract for the Gladstone Leisure Management System and Associated Services. This contract award follows the publication of a Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency (VEAT) Notice.
About the supplier
Gladstone MRM Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01548633).