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
- East Sussex College Group · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Delta Force Group SME
- Value
- £618,444.92
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Security services (CPV 79710000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 066164-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Apr 2026
- Published14 Jul 2026Published 83 days after the contract date
Description
Security services for all campuses at East Sussex College Group
About the supplier
Delta Force Group: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07683845).