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
- UK Shared Business Services Limited · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Thorlabs Limited
- Value
- £10,900
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Sector
- Laboratory & precision equipment · Lasers (CPV 38636100)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Dec 2024
- Published7 Jan 2025Published 20 days after the contract date
Description
****This is a contract award notice, not a call for competition**** This procurement is being concluded following a competitive quote exercise.
About the supplier
Thorlabs Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05081788).