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
- Sunderland City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Lightning Social Ventures Ltd SME
- Value
- £87,000
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Industry specific software package (CPV 48100000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Mar 2026
- Published31 Mar 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Sunderland City Council has awarded a contract for the Provision of a Financial Support On-line Platform. The contract will be for a period of 3 years.
About the supplier
Lightning Social Ventures Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 12670000).