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
- Aston University · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- IQ Data Group Limited SME
- Value
- £39,350
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Database software package (CPV 48611000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Jun 2026
- Published18 Jun 2026Published the same day
Description
Access to data management and file analytics software that enables organisations to discover, classify and move data across heterogeneous storage systems with a single pane of glass view.
About the supplier
IQ Data Group Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09900834).