Who Won It

Contract award · 13 May 2025

Purchase of Pre Registered Minibus

Sunderland City Council awarded “Purchase of Pre Registered Minibus” to Ford Retail T/A TrustFord for £40,746. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionVehicles & transport equipmentNorth East

BuyerSunderland City Council
Value £40,746
WinnerFord Retail T/A TrustFord

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.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
Sunderland City Council · Regional or local authority
Supplier
Ford Retail T/A TrustFord
Value
£40,746
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Vehicles & transport equipment · Minibuses (CPV 34114400)
Region
North East
Official notice
028622-2025 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date13 May 2025
  2. Published29 May 2025Published 16 days after the contract date

Description

Purchase of pre registered minibus for Together for Children Sunderland from the TPPL Framework HCC and TPPL Vehicle Purchase Framework TPPLHCCOP03 Lot 2

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