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
- City of Doncaster Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- The Access Group
- Value
- £1,244,135
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date25 Jun 2025
- Published25 Jun 2025Published the same day
Description
The continuation of this business-critical software agreement via a direct award is essential as it would be detrimental if the provider changed.
About the supplier
The Access Group: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02343760).