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
- North Ayrshire Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- GL Assessment Ltd SME
- Value
- £321,555
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Education & training · Education and training services (CPV 80000000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 074859-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 May 2025
- Published18 Nov 2025Published 186 days after the contract date
Description
North Ayrshire Council ("NAC") require a standardised assessment digital platform for Primary and Secondary Schools. This contract followed the Single Tender Action process and has been awarded without a call for competition as per Part 3, Section 6 of The Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016. The contract commenced on 19th May 2025 and the contract end date is 19th May 2028. An option to extend for an additional period of up to 24 months will be at the sole discretion of NAC and subject to satisfactory performance and funding.
About the supplier
GL Assessment Ltd: every public contract they have won.