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
- University of Gloucestershire · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Gamma Network Solutions Limited
- Value
- £108,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Postal & telecoms services · Telecommunications services (CPV 64200000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 083560-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Sep 2026
- Published3 Sep 2026Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
Direct award to Gamma Network Solutions Limited using Network 3 Services framework agreement (ref: RM6116). Additional information: The contract is for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further period of 24 months.
About the supplier
Gamma Network Solutions Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06783485).