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
- Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £499,999
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Clothing & footwear · Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories (CPV 18100000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 013513-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Feb 2026
- Published13 Feb 2026Published 10 days after the contract date
Description
Direct Award procedure under Lot 8.3 (Shields, Guards, Helmets & Accessories) of the YPO's PPE Workwear, Uniform and Managed Services Framework (ref. 1204).
About the supplier
D.M.S Protective Equipment Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05477605).