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
- Supplier
- Jisc Services Limited
- Value
- £78,572.23
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · System, storage and content management software development services (CPV 72212780)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 082525-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Apr 2026
- Published1 Sep 2026Published 126 days after the contract date
Description
Birmingham City University have a requirement for a software asset management system to support the university's strategic aims by providing full visibility and governance over software, hardware, and cloud resources, enabling more efficient use of budgets, improved compliance, and stronger security. This procurement utilised JISC Snow Software Chest Agreement Framework.
About the supplier
Jisc Services Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02881024).