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
- East Suffolk Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Rix Petroleum Limited
- Value
- £120,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Fuel & energy · Diesel fuel (CPV 09134200)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 014188-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Jan 2026
- Published17 Feb 2026Published 39 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of Red and white Diesel to Southwold Harbour for resale to public. Awarded via Direct Award under ESPO Framework - Liquid fuels 301_22 for 12 months
About the supplier
Rix Petroleum Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 12474235).