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
- GSB Command Training Limited SME
- Value
- £200,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Education & training · Training services (CPV 80500000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 026305-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date20 Mar 2026
- Published23 Mar 2026Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
Delivery of Multi- Agency Strategic/ Tactical Incdident Command Training
About the supplier
GSB Command Training Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 14305232).