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
- Suerc SME
- Value
- £17,030
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Waste, cleaning & environmental · Environmental services (CPV 90700000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date15 Sep 2026
- Published2 Nov 2026Published 48 days after the contract date
Description
***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded as a direct award under -PS26275 - Radiocarbon analysis, 23 DOC and 23 DIC samples •Analysis of 23 groundwater samples for DOC 14C radiocarbon and 23 samples for DIC 14C radiocarbon •Analysis of 23 waters for 13C for correction of DIC 14C radiocarbon results •Reporting of DOC and DIC radiocarbon ages in samples •Supply of 23 foil sample bags for undertaking sampling
About the supplier
Suerc: every public contract they have won.