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
- Cefas · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Unit 4 Business Software Ltd
- Value
- £113,976
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- IT services · Software support services (CPV 72261000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Jul 2025
- Published15 Jul 2026Published 349 days after the contract date
Description
Support services for Cefas enterprise resource planning system.
About the supplier
Unit 4 Business Software Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01737985).