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
- Bedford Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Boxxe Ltd
- Value
- £159,053.21
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Telecoms equipment · Network components (CPV 32422000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 067287-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jul 2026
- Published16 Jul 2026Published 15 days after the contract date
Description
Network Switch Replacement for Borough Hall Site. Replacement and upgrade of existing Cisco switches. This will allow Bedford Borough Council to maintain an efficient and effective ICT solution to all staff members across the Borough Hall site. Qty. 37 switches and associated components.
About the supplier
Boxxe Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02109168).