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
- Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Value
- £81,271
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Telecoms equipment · Satellite communications equipment (CPV 32531000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date20 Jul 2026
- Published7 Aug 2026Published 18 days after the contract date
Description
Transparency - MOD procurement of a commercial 4G cellular Macro Cell Base Station (Ericsson 4415) and associated setup/maintenance support.
About the supplier
Telent Technology Services Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00703317).