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
- Aberystwyth University · University
- Supplier
- Wonderful Scientific Limited SME
- Value
- £380,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Furniture & domestic appliances · Laboratory benching (CPV 39181000)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 094886-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Oct 2026
- Published7 Oct 2026Published the same day
Description
Direct award under lot 2 of UKUPC High Value Laboratory Equipment Framework. Award was made to the top ranked supplier which was able to meet the specification. Framework stipulates - You can contract directly with the highest scoring/top ranked Supplier on the Agreement when your requirements meet those outlined in the original tender documents. For example, if you wish to purchase a product that is within the scope of the Agreement and you are satisfied that the requirements that were covered within the tender meet your needs then you would be able to conduct a Direct Award. Additional information: Weightings included within notice are the framework weightings upon which ranking was carried out.
About the supplier
Wonderful Scientific Limited: every public contract they have won.