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
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Mahle Powertrain Ltd
- Value
- £176,620
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Mechanical and electrical engineering services (CPV 71334000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 048623-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date13 Aug 2025
- Published14 Aug 2025Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
To commission specialist laboratory testing to assess the compliance of aftermarket emissions components placed on the market.
About the supplier
Mahle Powertrain Ltd: every public contract they have won.