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
- West Berkshire Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- EVM Direct Limited
- Value
- £428,630
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Low-floor buses (CPV 34121400)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 005934-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Jan 2026
- Published22 Jan 2026Published the same day
Description
Two electric Low Floor Minibuses
About the supplier
EVM Direct Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08056471).