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
- Bristol City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Edenred (UK Group) Ltd SME
- Value
- £400,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport) (CPV 60000000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 059913-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Jun 2026
- Published25 Jun 2026Published 6 days after the contract date
Description
The proposed procurement route to market for this project was a direct award from an external framework CCS Employee Benefits and Services Agreement ID RM6273 Lot 1 - Managed Service. A Direct Award is permissible and is the only viable route to market within the current time constraints ensuring continuity of service while a longer term procurement can be planned.
About the supplier
Edenred (UK Group) Ltd: every public contract they have won.