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
- Via East Midlands Limited · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Espria Limited SME
- Value
- £1,027,694.52
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · License management software development services (CPV 72212218)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 070691-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Jan 2026
- Published27 Jul 2026Published 201 days after the contract date
Description
Microsoft license agreement for business. Direct award via RM6100 Technology Services 3 Agreement Framework Schedule 4 - Annex 1, Lots 2, 3 and 5.
About the supplier
Espria Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03115999).