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
- City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Virgin Media Business Limited
- Value
- £103,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Telecoms equipment · Networks (CPV 32400000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 Oct 2025
- Published14 Oct 2025Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
SIP Trunking 2 year contract plus 1 x 12 month extension Via Crown Commercial Services GCloud 14 Provision for 500 x SIPT Channel Standard including mins Purchase and use of 10,903 x Direct Dial In (DDI) ranges One Off Cost for SIP Portal for 2000+ users
About the supplier
Virgin Media Business Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01785381).