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
- H M Revenue & Customs · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Fujitsu Services Limited
- Value
- £61,250,958
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
- Sector
- IT services · Computer-related services (CPV 72500000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Jun 2025
- Published24 Jun 2025Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
The Authority has a requirement for a bridging contract to ensure continuity of essential services as we migrate to new arrangements. The value of the contract for the 3-year term is £61,250,958 exc VAT. The total contract value including the optional 6-month extension is £71,500,000 exc VAT (the optional extension is subject to further governance and approval). As negotiations commenced prior to 24 February 2025 and the coming into force of The Procurement Act 2023 they are governed by The Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
About the supplier
Fujitsu Services Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00096056).