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
- Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Authority · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £493,985
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Telecoms equipment · Communications network (CPV 32412000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 089928-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Sep 2026
- Published23 Sep 2026Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
Procurement of network circuits all with associated hardware,
About the supplier
Aspire Technology Solutions Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06031628).