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
- Lancashire County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Bloom Procurement Services Ltd SME
- Value
- £194,500
- Procedure
- Other - Direct Award 3rd Party Framework
- Sector
- Business services · Procurement consultancy services (CPV 79418000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 Jan 2026
- Published16 Mar 2026Published 69 days after the contract date
Description
NEPRO3 - Lancashire Cyber Ecosystem Programme 25/26
About the supplier
Bloom Procurement Services Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08045123).