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
- Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Xma Ltd
- Value
- £498,021.40
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Office & computing equipment · Portable computers (CPV 30213100)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 077940-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 May 2026
- Published17 Aug 2026Published 87 days after the contract date
Description
ICT Hardware
About the supplier
Xma Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02051703).