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
- Hampshire County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Hemisphere West Europe Ltd SME
- Value
- £72,000
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Miscellaneous software package and computer systems (CPV 48900000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date20 Dec 2024
- Published3 Feb 2025Published 45 days after the contract date
Description
Hampshire County Council have awarded a contract to Hemisphere West Europe Ltd for the supply and maintenance of software for the RFID self-service kiosks situated in Hampshire's public libraries which accept payments. The software provides a payment gateway and meets PCI compliance criteria. The contract was awarded via a Single Tender Action and has a total value of £72,000 with a duration of 1 year with three optional one year extensions, ending on 31/12/28 if all extensions are exercised.
About the supplier
Hemisphere West Europe Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05271440).