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
- Sheffield City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Overdrive INC.
- Value
- £180,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Mar 2025
- Published22 Jul 2025Published 116 days after the contract date
Description
A single platform for customers to access e-Books, e-Audiobooks and e-Magazines/comics remotely. The decision taken to award this contract was made on 27th March 2025, the award was approved as a Call Off from ESPO Framework 376E_24 Lot 1 by the Officer with the delegated authority and is compliant with Contract Standing Orders
About the supplier
Overdrive INC.: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04405982).