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
- North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- HBHR
- Value
- £369,744
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
- Sector
- Business services · Payroll management services (CPV 79211110)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Nov 2026
- Published3 Nov 2026Published the same day
Description
North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College ('the College') is issuing this UK5 Transparency Notice in respect of the procurement for HR and Payroll Software and Services following completion of a competitive procurement process, conducted under internal reference CA17881. The procurement was commenced through publication of a tender via the Open Procedure on 22nd May 2026 and was conducted in accordance with the requirements applicable to above-threshold procurements. Tender notices were issued for publication to both Find a Tender and ContractsFinder through the College's eSender. Procurement documentation was made available without restriction through the College's eSender portal, enabling unrestricted access to procurement information and tender submission. The College has identified that, although an FO2 notice successfully published to ContractsFinder, the required UK4 notice failed to publish to Find a Tender. Investigation undertaken with the eSender confirmed that the…
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