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
- Kent Fire & Rescue Service · Blue Light Service
- Supplier
- Arthur J. Gallagher (UK) Limited
- Value
- £30,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Financial & insurance services · Insurance services (CPV 66510000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 022644-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Mar 2026
- Published13 Mar 2026Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
Kent Fire and Rescue Service have awarded a contract for the services of Insurance brokerage and advisory services to Arthur J Gallaghers (UK) Limited. This contract was direct award via the Crown Commercial Services Framework RM6323 Insurance & Related Services 4 under lot 1 - Brokerage and Related Services. This contract commences on the 1st April 2026 with an expiry of the 31st March 2029. This contract has the option to be extend for an additional 12 months.
About the supplier
Arthur J. Gallagher (UK) Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01193013).