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
- Durham County Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Waste, cleaning & environmental · Cleaning and sanitation services (CPV 90900000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 058497-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Sep 2025
- Published22 Sep 2025Published 10 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of washroom services including hand dryers, sanitary waste, nappy and incontinence waste, medical and sharps waste and soap dispensers. New contract under ESPO Framework following the takeover of Citron by PHS, which replaces all previous agreements. Contract call off is able to be utilised by Durham County Council and all partners with a Procurement SLA.
About the supplier
Personnel Hygiene Services Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00770813).