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
- Supplier
- Big Blue Door Limited SME
- Value
- £91,800
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- IT services · Software-related services (CPV 72260000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Sep 2025
- Published23 Sep 2025Published the same day
Description
On behalf of the partner councils (west-lindsey.gov.uk, n-kesteven.gov.uk with central-lincs.org.uk, and rutland.gov.uk), for the requirement of managed website service is awarded to Big Blue Door for the LocalGov Drupal solution, this solution will deliver 24/7 public access, digital inclusion, news, emergency updates, and regional promotion. The councils require continued secure, scalable, open-source delivery and support under this new G-Cloud 14 Call-Off Agreement.
About the supplier
Big Blue Door Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07958927).