Contract award · 8 Jun 2026

Purchase of 8 ex hire fixed body gritters

Fife Council awarded “Purchase of 8 ex hire fixed body gritters” to Econ Engineering Ltd for £451k on 8 Jun 2026. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionVehicles & transport equipmentScotland

BuyerFife Council
Value £451k

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.

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Key facts

Buyer
Fife Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£451,200
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Vehicles & transport equipment · Winter-maintenance vehicles (CPV 34143000)
Region
Scotland
Timeline
  1. Contract date8 Jun 2026
  2. Published19 Jun 2026Published 11 days after the contract date

Description

This notice is to advise that Fife Council intend to purchase 8 ex hire fixed body gritters with snow plough from Econ Engineering Ltd

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Date Contract Supplier Value
8 Jun 2026 Econ Engineering Ltd £451k

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