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
- East Lothian Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Softcat PLC
- Value
- £210,789.45
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Education & training · E-learning services (CPV 80420000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 102185-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date2 Oct 2026
- Published28 Oct 2026Published 26 days after the contract date
Description
East Lothian Council is seeking to award a contract for the provision of a Learning Management System.
About the supplier
Softcat PLC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02174990).