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
- Northumberland County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Specialist Computer Centres PLC SME
- Value
- £49,624.49
- Procedure
- Other - Direct Award
- Sector
- Telecoms equipment · Local area network (CPV 32410000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Feb 2026
- Published23 Feb 2026Published 14 days after the contract date
Description
Northumberland County Council are procuring Installation and Support for Session Border Controllers.
About the supplier
Specialist Computer Centres PLC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01428210).