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
- Karbon Homes · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Softcat PLC
- Value
- £1,657,778.86
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Time accounting or human resources software package (CPV 48450000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 090324-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Sep 2026
- Published23 Sep 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
HR and Payroll Software, Maximum Employee Number: 1400
About the supplier
Softcat PLC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02174990).