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
- Durham County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Showsec International Limited
- Value
- £200,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Guard services (CPV 79713000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 010491-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Mar 2024
- Published2 Apr 2024Published 7 days after the contract date
Description
Extension of the current Crowd Management & Event Security Provision for a further 8-month period to accommodate the restructure currently taking place within the Council's Culture, Sport & Tourism Department. This 8-month period will allow for the appointment of a new Festivals and Events Manager and allow for the re-procurement of the Provision via an Open Tender.
About the supplier
Showsec International Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02187286).