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
- South Kesteven District Council · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Metric Group Ltd
- Value
- £149,704
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Car park control equipment (CPV 34926000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 006821-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Oct 2025
- Published26 Jan 2026Published 88 days after the contract date
Description
Direct Award under ESPO Framework Agreement (reference 509_23).
About the supplier
Metric Group Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02560839).