Contract award · 24 Mar 2025

A1180

Greater Manchester Police awarded a software & information systems contract to Red Gate Software Limited for £32,000. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionSoftware & information systemsNorth West

Value £32,000

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.

What “without competition” means

Key facts

Value
£32,000
Procedure
Competitive quotation (below threshold)
Sector
Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date24 Mar 2025
  2. Published5 Feb 2026Published 318 days after the contract date

Description

Software to monitor performance and provide alerts on SQL infrastructure. Awarded through a 3 quote process.

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