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
- Sheffield City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Aurora Managed Services Ltd SME
- Value
- £1,275,971
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Office & computing equipment · Office machinery, equipment and supplies except computers, printers and furniture (CPV 30100000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date20 Mar 2026
- Published3 Aug 2026Published 136 days after the contract date
Description
contract awarded via Multifunctional Print Devices and Associated Digital Transformation Solutions UOE/DU/MFD/01 to provide Managed Print Services Multi Functional Devices (MFD)
About the supplier
Aurora Managed Services Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06228885).