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
- Police And Crime Commissioner For Durham · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Axon Public Safety UK Ltd
- Value
- £783,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Security, fire & defence equipment · Police equipment (CPV 35200000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 062621-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Jun 2026
- Published3 Jul 2026Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
Purchase of replacement Body Warn Video Cameras for use across the force area along with associated hardware. This is an upgrade to the currently used models and was agreed upon following internal approval. The contract was awarded on a direct award basis via GCA framework RM6259 (Lot 5) Vertical Application Solutions. The contract dates are as follows: Start Date - 01/09/2026 End Date - 31/08/2029
About the supplier
Axon Public Safety UK Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07390059).