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 and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust · Regional or local agency/office
- Supplier
- Knowles Associates Total Fleet Managment Limited SME
- Value
- £16,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Vehicle-fleet management services (CPV 50111100)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 016533-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date20 Feb 2026
- Published24 Feb 2026Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
to manage the fleet solutions for the Trust
About the supplier
Knowles Associates Total Fleet Managment Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03185631).