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
- West Northamptonshire Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £321,600
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Software supply services (CPV 72268000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 100318-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Oct 2026
- Published23 Oct 2026Published 22 days after the contract date
Description
Direct award of G cloud 14 agreement for 3 years plus and additional year for the supply of CHARMS - Fostering, Adoptions & Residential Children's Home Case Management System
About the supplier
r Social Care Network Solutions Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03223082).