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
- Darlington Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Reliance High-Tech Limited SME
- Value
- £130,860
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Telecoms equipment · Telecommunications equipment and supplies (CPV 32500000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 085906-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date13 Dec 2025
- Published23 Dec 2025Published 10 days after the contract date
Description
500 lone working devices, associated support and maintenance
About the supplier
Reliance High-Tech Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02025063).