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
- De Montfort University · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Park Retail Ltd T/A Love2Shop
- Value
- £200,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Clothing & footwear · Presents and rewards (CPV 18530000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 055624-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Aug 2025
- Published10 Sep 2025Published 40 days after the contract date
Description
Supply of Gift Cards and e-vouchers
About the supplier
Park Retail Ltd T/A Love2Shop: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00402152).