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
- University of Plymouth · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Tropical Marine Centre Limited SME
- Value
- £25,550
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Agriculture & forestry products · Corals or similar products (CPV 03313100)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Jan 2025
- Published12 Feb 2025Published 22 days after the contract date
Description
Manufacture and delivery of bespoke coral broodstock system.
About the supplier
Tropical Marine Centre Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06804160).