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
- The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Softcat PLC
- Value
- £1,246,543
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Software supply services (CPV 72268000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 068235-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Oct 2025
- Published24 Oct 2025Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
The system facilitates the collection and administration of approximately £180 million per annum in rental and service charge income, supporting leasehold billing, financial reporting, and compliance with key standards such as IFRS16.
About the supplier
Softcat PLC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02174990).