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
- Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- FireBlitz Extinguisher Ltd
- Value
- £742,700
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Electrical equipment & lighting · Fire-alarm systems (CPV 31625200)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 064202-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date11 Sep 2025
- Published10 Oct 2025Published 29 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of Smoke Alarms & Associated Products. Direct award under West Midlands Framework reference C5691, lots 1 and 2.
About the supplier
FireBlitz Extinguisher Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06475572).