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
- Birmingham City University · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £1,250,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Office & computing equipment · Computer equipment and supplies (CPV 30200000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 081807-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jun 2026
- Published27 Aug 2026Published 87 days after the contract date
Description
Birmingham City University currently has a number of Schools that are reliant on Apple devices due to their functionality in specific areas, such as the Conservatoire for music related software.
About the supplier
GBM Digital Technologies Limited Trading as Sync: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03771032).