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
- Bristol Uniforms Limited SME
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Security, fire & defence equipment · Fire-brigade uniforms (CPV 35811100)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 020882-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Feb 2026
- Published9 Mar 2026Published 21 days after the contract date
Description
Supply of Fire Fighter Helmets and Associated Products
About the supplier
Bristol Uniforms Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00708126).