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
- Supplier
- Boxxe Ltd SME
- Value
- £800,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- IT services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (CPV 72000000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Jan 2026
- Published14 May 2026Published 104 days after the contract date
Description
The buyer is NKDC and WLDC is a beneficiary for the renewal of Data Centre software licences. This award notice is published late due to administrative matters having needed to be resolved. A contract was awarded having accessed the Procurement Services Framework Y23065 Software Products and Associated Services.
About the supplier
Boxxe Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02109168).