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
- Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire Authority · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- XMA Limited
- Value
- £600,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction materials · Hardware (CPV 44316400)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 015555-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Feb 2026
- Published20 Feb 2026Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Services (known as the "Joint-Service") currently operates one joint control room which serves the two authorities. The Joint-Service is currently running a project named the Replacement Mobilising Solution (RMS) which is procuring MDT Hardware and its installation.
About the supplier
XMA Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02051703).