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
- University of Sussex(the) · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Ex Libris UK SME
- Value
- £745,181.28
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 076391-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date29 Jun 2026
- Published11 Aug 2026Published 43 days after the contract date
Description
Library Management System and Reading List software based on the deeply integrated library management, catalogue and reading list products which meet the workflow requirements of all stakeholders, Library & academic staff, and students of the institution
About the supplier
Ex Libris UK: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03438440).