Contract award · 31 Oct 2025

NCD546 - Extreme Platform Network Hardware and Software

New College Durham awarded “Extreme Platform Network Hardware and Software” to Aspire Technology Solutions Limited for £61,064.

No competitionTelecoms equipmentNorth East

Value £61,064

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.

What “without competition” means

Key facts

Buyer
New College Durham · Regional or local authority
Value
£61,063.64
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Telecoms equipment · Networks (CPV 32400000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date31 Oct 2025
  2. Published4 Dec 2025Published 34 days after the contract date

Description

Supply of Network parts awarded via a Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) Framework.

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