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
- Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Gresham Office Furniture SME
- Value
- £39,220
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Furniture & domestic appliances · Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (CPV 39000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 045192-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 May 2026
- Published18 May 2026Published 17 days after the contract date
Description
Supply of 245 black Mesh Black Chairs with Synchro Mechanism, height adjustable arms, adjustable lumbar support and seat slide for SHQ. Collection and Recycling / Disposal of existing 230 chairs at SHQ.
About the supplier
Gresham Office Furniture: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01284733).