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
- Tarmac Trading
- Value
- £67,859.13
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction work · Construction work (CPV 45000000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 020075-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Jan 2026
- Published5 Mar 2026Published 48 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of Highways Surfacing for Darlington BC - Unc. Milbank Road, Darlington - Carriageway Resurfacing Works.
About the supplier
Tarmac Trading: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00453791).