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
- St.Helens Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £1,171,786
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Community & personal services · Other community, social and personal services (CPV 98000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 026690-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 May 2025
- Published23 May 2025Published the same day
Description
Direct Award as after testing the market no suitable providers were available.
About the supplier
Halton & St Helens Voluntary Community Action: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02539153).