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
- Cardiff University · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Douglas Willis Ltd. SME
- Value
- £220,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Food & drink · Animal products, meat and meat products (CPV 15100000)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 000528-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Dec 2025
- Published6 Jan 2026Published 14 days after the contract date
Description
Cardiff University has awarded a contract for Supply of Meat and Poultry through TUCO Framework
About the supplier
Douglas Willis Ltd.: every public contract they have won.