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
- Oxfordshire County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Inspire Cornwall CIC t/a DadPad SME
- Value
- £55,560
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Printed matter · Printed books (CPV 22110000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
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- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Feb 2025
- Published9 Apr 2025Published 52 days after the contract date
Description
Antenatal and postnatal tools for new fathers and co-parents to provide the knowledge and practical skills necessary to support themselves and their partner, so that babies get the best possible start in life. The contract package includes a 4 year software licence fee to access DadPad, supply of 1500 copies of 2 books - DadPad, and Quick Read DadPad. The contract commenced on 14 February 2025 for a period of 4 years, ending 13 February 2029.
About the supplier
Inspire Cornwall CIC t/a DadPad: every public contract they have won.