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
- Reading Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- JTC Furniture Group Limited SME
- Value
- £1,840,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Furniture & domestic appliances · Kitchen furniture and equipment (CPV 39141000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 028558-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Aug 2023
- Published27 Mar 2026Published 969 days after the contract date
Description
Supply of kitchens only
About the supplier
JTC Furniture Group Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company SC368612).