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
- Police, Fire & Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Emergency One (UK) Limited
- Value
- £4,160,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Fire engines (CPV 34144213)
- Official notice
- 031900-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 Apr 2026
- Published8 Apr 2026Published the same day
Description
Procurement of PRL (Pump Rescue Ladders) vehicles for Staffordshire Fire and Rescue. The Contract was awarded through a further competition process using the DS339-20 framework. The winning supplier was selected based on them achieving the highest score based on quality, price and social value.
About the supplier
Emergency One (UK) Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company SC319443).