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
- Bristol Uniforms Limited SME
- Value
- £140,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Security, fire & defence equipment · Fire-brigade uniforms (CPV 35811100)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 066925-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Jul 2026
- Published15 Jul 2026Published 6 days after the contract date
Description
Supply of USAR Uniform to MF&RS, for the Urban Search & Rescue Teams
About the supplier
Bristol Uniforms Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00708126).