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
- Coventry City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Lodge Tyre Company Limited SME
- Value
- £590,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Tyre repair services, including fitting and balancing (CPV 50116500)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 015905-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date11 Feb 2026
- Published23 Feb 2026Published 12 days after the contract date
Description
The Council has a fleet of 440 vehicles and 53 items of heavy plant within its existing in-house Integrated Transport Unit (ITU). These vehicles range from small cars and vans to 32 tonne Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) for the bulk transportation of waste. This contract is to cover the requirements for the supply and fitting of tyres for the fleet vehicles, together with the provision of related ancillary services, including puncture repairs and wheel balancing. The scope will also extend to vehicles added to support the fleet periodically where the tyre condition is not deemed to be fair wear and tear.
About the supplier
Lodge Tyre Company Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00531793).