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
- Darlington Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Dennis Eagle Limited
- Value
- £531,250
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Specialist vehicles (CPV 34114000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 016984-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Feb 2026
- Published25 Feb 2026Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
Supply of 2 x 26 Tonne Narrow Refuse Collection Vehicles
About the supplier
Dennis Eagle Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03794455).