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
- The Highland Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £375,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Health & social care · Health and social work services (CPV 85000000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 085662-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Nov 2025
- Published23 Dec 2025Published 27 days after the contract date
Description
A female domestic abuse outreach support service across Caithness and Sutherland.
About the supplier
Caithness and Sutherland Women's Aid (CASWA): every public contract they have won.