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
- Salford City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Inform Holdings Ltd SME
- Value
- £148,500
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 103258-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Oct 2026
- Published30 Oct 2026Published 23 days after the contract date
Description
Analyse Local provides specialist Business Rates intelligence, forecasting and technical support services to the Council. The contract provides access to a number of specialist modules and services including: RV Finder, Small Business Rate Relief (SBRR) Application Checker, SBRR Audit, Virtual Rates Manager (VRM), and forecasting and analysis tools which support the Council's statutory Business Rates forecasting obligations and improve understanding of rating list risks and opportunities.
About the supplier
Inform Holdings Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 14775308).