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
- East Sussex County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Flowbird Smart City UK Limited SME
- Value
- £430,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Telecoms equipment · Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (CPV 32000000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 056333-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Jun 2026
- Published15 Jun 2026Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
A direct award via the ESPO Framework 509_23 Parking Management Solutions for Lot 1 - Pay and display parking solutions. Additional information: The Contract value listed above is for the initial term of 2 years. The value is an estimate that could be either exceeded or not reached. as certain elements of the contract are demand led.
About the supplier
Flowbird Smart City UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04869035).