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
- University of Kent · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- O2
- Value
- £37,056
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Postal & telecoms services · Mobile-telephone services (CPV 64212000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 071593-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Jul 2026
- Published29 Jul 2026Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
Mobile Phone, Voice and Data
About the supplier
O2: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01743099).