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
- Greater Manchester Combined Authority · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Ricardo Aea Ltd
- Value
- £26,980
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date11 Feb 2025
- Published9 Apr 2025Published 57 days after the contract date
Description
175 Chemdata software licenses. These are for a range of operating systems: Microsoft Windows; IOS and Android. Chemdata is a reliable and interactive chemical hazard database that equips those responding to a chemical incident with critical, relevant and proportionate information to help them stay safe and respond efficiently.
About the supplier
Ricardo Aea Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08229264).