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
- Life Safety Distribution GmbH
- Value
- £78,775
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Laboratory & precision equipment · Gas-detection apparatus (CPV 38431100)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 027927-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Mar 2026
- Published26 Mar 2026Published 9 days after the contract date
Description
Direct Award of Photo Ionisations Detector (PID) & equipment. West Midlands Fire Service - Framework Agreement for the Provision of: Gas Monitors and Associated Equipment Reference C5109 - Lot 4.
About the supplier
Life Safety Distribution GmbH: every public contract they have won.