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
- Sefton Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Beebot AI SME
- Value
- £278,100
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Mar 2025
- Published31 Mar 2025Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
Sefton Council is seeking the procurement and implementation of a new intelligent automation platform that will provide a digital front door for the Council's Children's Services. This solution that will support virtual delivery of Family Hubs and enable the use of intelligent features such as AI and Automation to improve service delivery and deliver enhanced outcomes for our families, children and staff. This is a direct award to Beebot AI via G-Cloud 14.
About the supplier
Beebot AI: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11702852).