Any single-tender action for purchases over £2,000 must be justified. You will need to complete a form to apply for an exception to St George’s, University of London’s minimum tendering requirements.
To apply, please fill in all applicable sections of the form below and email it to the Corporate Procurement Unit.
PLEASE NOTE
A Single Tender Justification Form should be completed where the stipulated number of quotes cannot be obtained on the basis of at least one of the following grounds:
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It has been confirmed that only one firm or individual has the particular specialist expertise required. If, for technical or artistic reasons or for reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights, the contract may be awarded only to a particular supplier.
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Compatibility with existing services or products or the task is essential to complete the project and arises as a consequence of a recently completed assignment and engaging difference consultants/ suppliers for the new task would be inefficient, too costly or require SGUL to change technology.
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In an exceptional emergency not of SGUL's making. It for reasons of extreme urgency or brought about by events unforseeable by, and not attributable to the University, the tendering procedure time limits specified in the UK public procurement regulations cannot be met.