To seek exemption of this procurement from Contract Standing Orders in respect of the mandate to order via an e-procurement channel for this value of contract.
To procure the laptops from CCS Media Ltd for a value of £26,000.
Reason:
The market in general is currently very short of stock. An opportunity arose to procure Laptops at very short notice and a delay in obtaining alternative competitive quotes in a thinly-provisioned market would have caused the opportunity to be missed. Evidence from previous procurements indicated that the price and spec were competitive and comparable.