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
- Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Estar Truck & Van Limited
- Value
- £12,952,607.94
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Heavy-duty motor vehicles (CPV 34140000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 020288-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Mar 2026
- Published6 Mar 2026Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
Prime Movers required to refresh current ageing fleet.
About the supplier
Estar Truck & Van Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02327763).