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
- University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Graham Gardner Ltd SME
- Value
- £79,734.30
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Clothing & footwear · Occupational clothing, special workwear and accessories (CPV 18100000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 043574-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 May 2026
- Published12 May 2026Published the same day
Description
Direct award from ESPO 144_23 framework as per the framework guidelines
About the supplier
Graham Gardner Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00299639).