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
- Colchester City Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £455,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 092815-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Aug 2026
- Published1 Oct 2026Published 34 days after the contract date
Description
Colchester City Council is currently looking to commission a supplier to provide a fully integrated finance system.
About the supplier
Integrated Business Software and Solutions Ltd – T/A Integra: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 13593644).