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
- Luton Council · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Softcat PLC
- Value
- £357,535.20
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Sep 2026
- Published30 Sep 2026Published 12 days after the contract date
Description
The procurement of Varonis will provide Luton Borough Council with a comprehensive data security platform capable of securing sensitive information across both on-premises and cloud environments.
About the supplier
Softcat PLC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02174990).