Who Won It

Contract award · 16 Dec 2024

CAF465-24 Back office software

Cafcass awarded “Back office software” to Softcat PLC for £290k on 16 Dec 2024. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionOffice & computing equipmentWest Midlands

BuyerCafcass
Value £290k
WinnerSoftcat PLC

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.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
Cafcass · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Supplier
Softcat PLC
Value
£290,452
Procedure
Direct award
Sector
Office & computing equipment · Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (CPV 30000000)
Region
West Midlands
Official notice
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Timeline
  1. Contract date16 Dec 2024
  2. Published7 Jan 2025Published 22 days after the contract date

Description

For information only. This is a direct award under Crown Commercial Services RM6194 for Back Office software - HR and Payroll system licences

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