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
- Leicestershire County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Gear4Music Ltd
- Value
- £13,491.49
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Sports, games & art materials · Musical instruments and parts (CPV 37300000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date29 Apr 2025
- Published8 Aug 2025Published 101 days after the contract date
Description
Direct Award via the DfE Musical Instruments, Equipment and Technology Framework purchase of Software, Headphones and Microphone equipment
About the supplier
Gear4Music Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03113256).