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
- Somerset NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Crown Hosting Data Centres Limited SME
- Value
- £191,226
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Data services (CPV 72300000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 070452-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Jul 2026
- Published24 Jul 2026Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of Internet Breakers for Associated Datacentre Rack Space Rental at Cody Park & Spring Park. This contract was awarded through a direct award under the Crown Hosting Data Centres Framework. The required services fall within the scope of the framework, which was established through a compliant competitive procurement process.
About the supplier
Crown Hosting Data Centres Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09274699).