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
- East Riding of Yorkshire Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- SME HCI Ltd (Vivup)
- Value
- £1,394,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Public administration & defence services · Benefit services (CPV 75310000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date11 Feb 2025
- Published4 Apr 2025Published 52 days after the contract date
Description
Award Notice for Contract 2388-25 for Supply of a Staff Benefits Managed Service to East Riding of Yorkshire Council for the period from 19 February 2025 to 31 March 2027, with the option to extend for two further 12 month periods to 31 March 2029, as a call-off via a benchmark evaluated 'direct award' via the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO) Framework Agreement 319_23 for Staff Benefits.
About the supplier
SME HCI Ltd (Vivup): every public contract they have won.