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
- West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority · Regional or local agency/office
- Supplier
- Midlands Truck & Van Ltd
- Value
- £635,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Vans (CPV 34136000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 045824-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date4 Aug 2025
- Published4 Aug 2025Published the same day
Description
Purchase of 12 x Mercedes-Benz 515 Crew chassis cab. Direct award from CCS RM6422 Lot 5: Bluelight- Light and Medium Commercial Vehicles up to 7.5T (Emergency Services) framework agreement.
About the supplier
Midlands Truck & Van Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07492514).