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 Northumbria · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- ELIS UK Limited
- Value
- £136,704
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Waste, cleaning & environmental · Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services (CPV 90000000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 035361-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Apr 2026
- Published17 Apr 2026Published the same day
Description
The collection, laundering and delivery of laundry for the force- to include Custody blankets and items of uniform
About the supplier
ELIS UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00228604).