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
- East Lothian Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Crown Paints Ltd
- Value
- £800,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction materials · Paints and wallcoverings (CPV 44111400)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 030504-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 May 2025
- Published6 Jun 2025Published 29 days after the contract date
Description
Award under Scotland Excel 1422 Construction Materials Lot 4 Trade Materials and Power Tools Sub Lot 4.3 Paint and Paint Sundries for the supply of paint and paint sundries.
About the supplier
Crown Paints Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06624576).