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
- Civica
- Value
- £450,281
- 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
- 088223-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date20 Jul 2026
- Published17 Sep 2026Published 59 days after the contract date
Description
The solution supports multiple payment channels, including online, telephone and automated payments, and is fully integrated with the Council's critical back office systems.
About the supplier
Civica: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01628868).