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
- Lancaster City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- QA
- Value
- £41,483
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Education & training · Training services (CPV 80500000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date15 Apr 2026
- Published2 Jun 2026Published 48 days after the contract date
Description
Supply of training services to IT dept
About the supplier
QA: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02413137).