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
- Student Loans Company Limited · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Motivates Inc Ltd T/A Lifestyles SME
- Value
- £40,000
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Sector
- Office & computing equipment · Coupons (CPV 30199750)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Feb 2026
- Published2 Mar 2026Published 14 days after the contract date
Description
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About the supplier
Motivates Inc Ltd T/A Lifestyles: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11319734).