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 & Crime Commissioner for Sussex · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Softcat PLC
- Value
- £53,892.57
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Furniture & domestic appliances · Miscellaneous equipment (CPV 39300000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 076999-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date24 Nov 2025
- Published25 Nov 2025Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Bulk purchase of 82 Samsung X356 Galaxy Tab Active5 Pro 5G EE 128GB 6GB RAM. With Ruggedised Cases.
About the supplier
Softcat PLC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02174990).