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
- Scottish Borders Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Refuse Vehicle Solutions Limited SME
- Value
- £820,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Vehicles for refuse (CPV 34144510)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 000545-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Nov 2025
- Published6 Jan 2026Published 41 days after the contract date
Description
The purchase of four Dennis Elite+, Dennis Eagle OL19N, Terberg Omnidel.
About the supplier
Refuse Vehicle Solutions Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07306136).