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
- Greater Manchester Combined Authority · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Company Watch Limited
- Value
- £85,596
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Mar 2025
- Published9 Apr 2025Published 12 days after the contract date
Description
A system that provides critical business intelligence, with a primary focus on detecting early signs of financial distress and fraud, for GMCA and its associated members, including: Greater Manchester Fire & Rescue Service, Greater Manchester Police, Transport for Greater Manchester and AGMA associate members Bolton Council Bury Council Manchester City Council Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council Rochdale Council Salford City Council Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Tameside Council Trafford Council. Blackburn and Darwen Council Blackpool Council Warrington Council Wigan Council Wirral council St Helens council
About the supplier
Company Watch Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03597613).