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
- Sussex Police
- Supplier
- Softcat PLC
- Value
- £39,784
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- IT services · Information technology services (CPV 72222300)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date15 Jul 2024
- Published6 Jan 2025Published 175 days after the contract date
Description
The requirement of HP Hardware, Software and Dell support, which covers servers, blade enclosure power supplies, etc. This is to include firmware where available and enhance support to cover network modules, blade onboard administrators and tape libraries.
About the supplier
Softcat PLC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02174990).