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
- Herefordshire Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £73,420.60
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Motor vehicles (CPV 34100000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 064316-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Jun 2026
- Published8 Jul 2026Published 20 days after the contract date
Description
The procurement is being carried out using a direct award process under the Government Commercial Agency Framework - RM6265 Vehicle Hire Solutions/Lot 1: Hire of cars, LCVs up to 3.5T
About the supplier
Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02835230).