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
- Phoenix Software Limited SME
- Value
- £197,820
- Procedure
- Other - Direct Award
- Sector
- IT services · Information systems or technology strategic review and planning services (CPV 72222000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Jun 2026
- Published26 Jun 2026Published the same day
Description
Procurement of SOC - Major Incident security tool response service.
About the supplier
Phoenix Software Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02548628).