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
- Devon County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- W.D.M. Limited SME
- Value
- £1,721,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Database and operating software package (CPV 48600000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date25 Apr 2025
- Published17 Jun 2025Published 53 days after the contract date
Description
Devon County Council has sought to procure a Highways Management System to provide comprehensive information, data processing and data integration for the delivery of highways, maintenance, and customer services. Additional information: There is an option to extend the contract for up to a further 2 x 12 months at the procurers' discretion.
About the supplier
W.D.M. Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00403583).