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
- Home Office · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- The Mansfield Group
- Value
- £255,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Transport services · Road transport services (CPV 60100000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 007264-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Feb 2025
- Published26 Feb 2025Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
The Home Department acting through Border Force has the power to detain vehicles where it is identified that the owner/hirer have an outstanding debt to a penalty levied under the Civil Penalty Regime. These provisions allow the Authority to issue legal paperwork and for the vehicle (including its content) to be taken into formal detention until the Authority mandates their release or sale.
About the supplier
The Mansfield Group: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03557665).