Who Won It

Contract award · 6 Jul 2026

Hire of 3 x Gritters

Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council awarded “Hire of 3 x Gritters” to Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council for £174k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionVehicles & transport equipmentNorth West

BuyerBlackburn With Darwen Borough Council
Value £174k
WinnerBlackburn With Darwen Borough Council

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.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council · Regional or local authority
Supplier
Blackburn With Darwen Borough Council
Value
£173,554.68
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Vehicles & transport equipment · Gritter vehicles (CPV 34144440)
Region
North West
Official notice
063710-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date6 Jul 2026
  2. Published7 Jul 2026Published 1 day after the contract date

Description

Contract hire of 3 x Gritters for two winter seasons.

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