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
- The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £6,765,177
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Hospitality & catering · Canteen and catering services (CPV 55500000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 000916-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Aug 2025
- Published7 Jan 2026Published 153 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of on site Restaurant and other Catering Services to meet Day to Day and other planned and unplanned Operational demands. Additional information: Award notification only, no action required
About the supplier
Compass Contract Services Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01348894).