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
- Waythrough · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Perk UK Limited (Click Travel)
- Value
- £2,800,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Business travel services (CPV 79997000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 033488-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Mar 2026
- Published13 Apr 2026Published 28 days after the contract date
Description
Waythrough has Direct awarded a contract for the provision of a Travel Management Services through the NEPO Travel Management Services framework, a single solution framework. (NEPO507) The contract will commence on the 1st April 2026, with an initial term of three years ending on Tuesday 31st March 2029. There are 2 x 12-month extensions available, which could extend the contract until Wednesday, 31st March 2031.
About the supplier
Perk UK Limited (Click Travel): every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 14704569).