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
- Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- BFBS
- Value
- £423,027,000
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Telecoms equipment · Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (CPV 32000000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Mar 2026
- Published28 Apr 2026Published 29 days after the contract date
Description
CAN - Armed Forces Media Welfare Contract
About the supplier
BFBS: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00407270).