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
- West Northamptonshire Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Unite Procurement UK Ltd SME
- Value
- £55,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Financial & insurance services · Electronic marketplace retailing services (CPV 66151100)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 067803-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Jul 2026
- Published17 Jul 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
contract for tail spend solution via Unite for 6 months until new framework is available for use
About the supplier
Unite Procurement UK Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08627563).