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
- Gateshead Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Microsite SME
- Value
- £66,172
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Agricultural & horticultural services · Tree-maintenance services (CPV 77211500)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 000549-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date5 Jan 2026
- Published6 Jan 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Further competition held via Gateshead Council's DPS for Supply, Planting and Maintenance of Trees.
About the supplier
Microsite: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 15278383).