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
- Salford City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- allpay Ltd
- Value
- £120,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Financial & insurance services · Financial and insurance services (CPV 66000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 087558-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Jul 2026
- Published16 Sep 2026Published 47 days after the contract date
Description
The provision of electronic payment services to allow customers to pay council bills at the Post Office and at PayPoint outlets across the City.
About the supplier
allpay Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02933191).