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
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £4,236,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Fuel & energy · Mains gas (CPV 09121200)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 030763-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date24 Mar 2026
- Published2 Apr 2026Published 9 days after the contract date
Description
For the supply of Gas for corporate properties such as schools, libraries and community centres across the Council with Total Energies Gas and Power Limited (via ESPO Mains Gas framework agreement ref. 192_23).
About the supplier
Total Energies Gas & Power Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02172239).