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
- National Audit Office · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- The Dextrous Web (DXW) SME
- Value
- £13,110
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- IT services · World wide web (www) site design services (CPV 72413000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date11 Aug 2025
- Published5 Sep 2025Published 25 days after the contract date
Description
National Audit Office (NAO) awarded a 7 month contract to The Dextrous Web (DXW) via a Single Tender Action. DXW built and maintains the existing website platform. The additional work involves small design and technical improvement changes that require in-depth knowledge of the system. Awarding to a third party would involve disproportionate cost, delay and risk of technical incompatibility. Therefore, DXW are the only supplier able to deliver these changes efficiently and effectively.
About the supplier
The Dextrous Web (DXW): every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06617101).