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
- Avon Fire Authority · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £4,000,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Financial & insurance services · Health insurance services (CPV 66512200)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 003124-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 May 2025
- Published14 Jan 2026Published 258 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of Supplementary Health Care Services. The Framework Agreement will enable separate Call Off Contracts to be agreed between each participating Authority and the Successful Contractor. This agreement can be used by Avon Fire & Rescue Service and Humberside Fire and Rescue Service only.
About the supplier
Westfield Contributory Health Scheme Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00303523).