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
- Bristol City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Dragon Play & Sports SME
- Value
- £368,944
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction work · Construction work (CPV 45000000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 023166-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Mar 2026
- Published13 Mar 2026Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
Supply and install of children's play equipment to five sites across the city.
About the supplier
Dragon Play & Sports: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11675467).