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
- Aster Group · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Ford Motor Company Ltd
- Value
- £1,843,759.38
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Motor vehicles (CPV 34100000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 003597-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Dec 2025
- Published15 Jan 2026Published 27 days after the contract date
Description
The requirement is for the purchase of LCV for the delivery of service by Aster Group Limited.This is a Direct Award via CCS Framework (RM6244)
About the supplier
Ford Motor Company Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00235446).