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
- Buckinghamshire Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Lyngsoe Systems
- Value
- £142,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- IT services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (CPV 72000000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
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- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Feb 2025
- Published9 Apr 2025Published 49 days after the contract date
Description
On 2 January 2025 Cabinet agreed the implementation of 'Library Flex', an innovative delivery model for eight of the larger Buckinghamshire libraries that will increase access and deliver cost savings. Library Flex involves the use of new technologies to enable customer access to unstaffed library sites. This technology allows library members to access the library using their membership card and PIN, enabling them to use the library to borrow books, use computers, and access other library services without staff presence. Buckinghamshire Council Library Service conducted soft market research, and awarded Lyngsoe the contract to provide the self-operated technology via a direct Award using the Surrey County Council Framework for the provision of Unattended Library Self-Service Access - Technology and Associated Services.
About the supplier
Lyngsoe Systems: every public contract they have won.