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
- South Kesteven District Council · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Melton Borough Council
- Value
- £200,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Procurement consultancy services (CPV 79418000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 017506-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2024
- Published26 Feb 2026Published 696 days after the contract date
Description
External tendering services
About the supplier
Melton Borough Council: every public contract they have won.