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
- West Lothian Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £558,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Vehicle bodies, trailers or semi-trailers (CPV 34200000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 065249-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 Aug 2025
- Published14 Oct 2025Published 69 days after the contract date
Description
TPPL Heavy Goods Vehicle Framework Agreement Reference NEPO224 was used to procure Four 6x4 Artic Units on construction style chassis.
About the supplier
Volvo Truck & Bus Centre North & Scotland: every public contract they have won.