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
- Buckinghamshire Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Tribal Education SME
- Value
- £424,440.26
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Education & training · E-learning services (CPV 80420000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 081754-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Dec 2025
- Published11 Dec 2025Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
Buckinghamshire Adult Learning requires the procurement of a suitable Management Information System (MIS), including the necessary software licences and a cloud-based server. The system must support the management, submission, and reporting of contracts funded through the Adult Skills Fund (ASF), 16-18 provision, and Apprenticeships, all held with the Department for Education (DfE).
About the supplier
Tribal Education: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04163300).