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
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Virgin Media Business Limited
- Value
- £2,100,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Telecoms equipment · Wide area network (CPV 32430000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 075790-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Nov 2025
- Published20 Nov 2025Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
Supply and provision of Wide Area Network (WAN) via Crown Commercial Services Framework RM6116. Additional information: Direct Award
About the supplier
Virgin Media Business Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01785381).