CCTV and Access Control Maintenance

The service relates to preventative and reactive maintenance and repair requirements of the critical CCTV, access control and intruder alarm systems installed across the university campus. Direct award justification Single supplier - technical reasons Additional or repeat goods, services or works - extension or partial replacement The direct award of this CCTV maintenance contract is justified for the following reasons: - The business interruption and switching costs associated with moving to a new supplier would outweigh any potential savings from a competitive exercise. - Changing supplier would introduce incompatibilities with existing systems and a linked contract, creating significant technical challenges in both operation and maintenance. - Awarding contract to maintain continuation of service on the basis that a change in supplier at this stage would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation.