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
- London Metropolitan University · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- ABM Catering For Leisure Ltd SME
- Value
- £182,286.14
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Furniture & domestic appliances · Catering equipment (CPV 39310000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 055637-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Jul 2025
- Published11 Sep 2025Published 52 days after the contract date
Description
Supply, installation and commissioning of all the first-floor kitchen and catering equipment. Training of client staff will be required. The kitchen fit out will be completed by others and the installation will be done while the wider project is under construction. The successful supplier will be required to work with the incumbent main contractor and will be required to coordinate as required during the works and comply with site and H&S rules.
About the supplier
ABM Catering For Leisure Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02221416).