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
- London Borough of Bromley · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Thomson Rueters
- Value
- £89,510
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Subscription services (CPV 79980000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 080882-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Mar 2026
- Published25 Aug 2026Published 148 days after the contract date
Description
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About the supplier
Thomson Rueters: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01679046).