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
- Thurrock Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Absolute Interpreting & Translations Ltd SME
- Value
- £300,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Translation services (CPV 79530000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 053499-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jun 2026
- Published5 Jun 2026Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
The delivery of high quality, cost effective and efficient Translation, Interpretation and Transcription Services.
About the supplier
Absolute Interpreting & Translations Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06044167).