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
- Pupil Pathways Limited SME
- Value
- £117,158
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 088165-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Aug 2026
- Published17 Sep 2026Published 17 days after the contract date
Description
The provision of a real-time shared database approach that would speed up transition processes and reduce the risk of information about a child's needs (including any SEND or Safeguarding needs) being missed or delayed in the transition chain. This will ensure the quickest and most effective transition process for every Year 6 child.
About the supplier
Pupil Pathways Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 16239659).