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 Police and Crime Commissioner for Humberside · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £946,456
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Office & computing equipment · Printers and plotters (CPV 30232100)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 074921-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date20 May 2026
- Published6 Aug 2026Published 78 days after the contract date
Description
The Contracting Authority's estate comprises 158 multi-functional devices (MFDs) that serve as a critical operational backbone for the police force by bridging digital workflows with strict legal and administrative requirements. Following the expiration of the previous contract on 20th May 2026, transitioning to a new supplier is unfeasible due to severe statutory risks, operational disruption, and complex technical architecture compatibility issues. Consequently, the force requires the contractual flexibility to scale its MFD fleet size in alignment with changes to the Humberside Police estate. This adaptability balances operational and statutory mandates with the efficiency savings central to public procurement and the force's strategic goals.
About the supplier
Konica Minolta Business Solutions UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01132885).