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
- South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Insight Direct (UK) Ltd
- Value
- £255,823.33
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Computer network services (CPV 72700000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 075130-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Nov 2025
- Published19 Nov 2025Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
A new 3-year support and maintenance agreement has been sourced from Dell via Insight, which meets the DFU's operational and technical requirements. The proposed contract ensures: • Continued access to Dell's technical support and expertise • Timely hardware replacement and software updates • Risk mitigation for system downtime or failure
About the supplier
Insight Direct (UK) Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02579852).