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 Northamptonshire Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- (2) Systra Ltd
- Value
- £120,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Transport services · Road transport services (CPV 60100000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 068720-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Mar 2026
- Published21 Jul 2026Published 112 days after the contract date
Description
Direct award
About the supplier
(2) Systra Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03383212).