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
- UK Hydrographic Office · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Bridewell Consulting Limited SME
- Value
- £900,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Computer audit and testing services (CPV 72800000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 078565-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date13 Aug 2026
- Published18 Aug 2026Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
The provision of penetration testing services for UKHO systems and services awarded under RM3764.3 Cyber Security Services 3.
About the supplier
Bridewell Consulting Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11101195).