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
- Canterbury Environment Company Ltd · LATCO
- Supplier
- SMI Int Group Ltd SME
- Value
- £226,243
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Security, fire & defence equipment · Protective and safety clothing (CPV 35113400)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 032684-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Oct 2025
- Published10 Apr 2026Published 191 days after the contract date
Description
Supply of PPE , uniform and street cleaning consumables for collections/streets, public conveniences, and grounds departments
About the supplier
SMI Int Group Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07644080).