Who Won It

Contract award · 2 Feb 2026

W5044 The provision of vape starter kits and continuous supply

Walsall Council awarded “The provision of vape starter kits and continuous supply” to Unite Procurement UK Limited (Formerly Mercateo UK Ltd).

No competitionFinancial & insurance servicesWest Midlands

BuyerWalsall Council
Value Not published
WinnerUnite Procurement UK Limited (Formerly Mercateo UK Ltd)

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.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
Walsall Council · Regional or local authority
Supplier
Unite Procurement UK Limited (Formerly Mercateo UK Ltd)
Value
Not published
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Financial & insurance services · Electronic marketplace retailing services (CPV 66151100)
Region
West Midlands
Official notice
014494-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date2 Feb 2026
  2. Published17 Feb 2026Published 15 days after the contract date

Description

The Council will use the Unite platform to purchase a range of vaping products in the form of vouchers or physical vapes. The Council is unlike to choose to purchase physical vapes and are intending to use vouchers.

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