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
- Bracknell Forest Borough Council · Regional or local agency/office
- Supplier
- Dell Corporation Ltd
- Value
- £800,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Office & computing equipment · Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (CPV 30000000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Oct 2025
- Published11 Nov 2025Published 15 days after the contract date
Description
Bracknell Forest ICT provides all employees access to technology hardware, including laptops, tablets, monitors, docks, and other peripherals, in office and home environments, depending on their role and needs. All equipment has a planned lifecycle and to ensure that equipment can support users to deliver their roles effectively, this equipment needs to be refreshed, considering any new needs or demands on the specification that will impact the type, style and specification of that equipment
About the supplier
Dell Corporation Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02081369).