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
- Supplier
- SEAL Analytical Limited
- Value
- £55,149.40
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Laboratory & precision equipment · Chemistry analyser (CPV 38434560)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Jul 2025
- Published23 Sep 2025Published 55 days after the contract date
Description
Automated Multi-Chemistry Discrete Analyser (AQ400), Annual SEAL Repair and Maintenance Agreement (Basic Contract) and PC Pack The acquisition of the SEAL AQ400 is justified as a direct award without seeking quotations from other suppliers in accordance with Schedule 5, paragraph 6(b) of the Procurement Act 2023. This provision allows for a direct award "due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required". The SEAL AQ400 provides specialised, proprietary wet chemistry analysis capabilities that are integral to our environmental monitoring and compliance operations. Its compatibility with our existing data systems and laboratory workflows, as well as its ability to meet stringent performance specifications, means that no reasonable alternative or substitute exists. Procuring a different analyser would risk data integrity, disrupt continuity of service, and incur disproportionate integration costs
About the supplier
SEAL Analytical Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04008521).