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
- The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- DMS Protective Equipment Ltd
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Security, fire & defence equipment · Police uniforms (CPV 35811200)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 031451-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Mar 2026
- Published7 Apr 2026Published 22 days after the contract date
Description
Direct award under the BLC PSU Clothing and Equipment framework.
About the supplier
DMS Protective Equipment Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05477605).