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
- Harborough District Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Scarab Sweepers Limited
- Value
- £176,794.49
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Road sweepers (CPV 34921100)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 017629-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Mar 2025
- Published26 Feb 2026Published 332 days after the contract date
Description
The Council invited further competition responses for the supply of goods in respect of mechanical sweepers to continue the provision of street cleansing services to its residents and customers. The requirements are for x1 Chassis mounted large mechanical sweeper (including chassis and all required components to provide a functional unit) - Vehicle Type 8, weighing 15 tonnes. The competition was run through: YPO PURCHASE, LEASE AND HIRE OF SPECIALIST VEHICLES 3.5T AND OVER INCLUDING ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS AND SERVICES YPO Contract Reference: 0001170 Lot 6 - Purchase and Lease of Chassis Mounted Sweeping and Cleaning Units
About the supplier
Scarab Sweepers Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01823459).