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
- Birmingham City University · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Exponential-E Limited
- Value
- £1,395,607.28
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Postal & telecoms services · Telecommunications services (CPV 64200000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 075182-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Sep 2025
- Published19 Nov 2025Published 50 days after the contract date
Description
Birmingham City University award for the implementation of Unified Communications. A streamlined and integrated voice solution enabling calls via Microsoft Teams across all BCU devices, regardless of location - providing flexible and responsive communication for staff.
About the supplier
Exponential-E Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04499567).