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
- Sellafield Limited · Nuclear
- Supplier
- Curtiss-Wright Wimborne Limited
- Value
- £450,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Security, fire & defence equipment · Nuclear safety equipment (CPV 35113210)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 069671-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 Oct 2025
- Published30 Oct 2025Published 24 days after the contract date
Description
The contract was awarded to the supplier (Curtiss-Wright) to maintain an ongoing supply of pre-approved spares and consumables to maintain the most robust and safe use of the Curtiss-Wright equipment. The contract will enable the supplier to continuously support the timely supply of the correct spares required.<br/><br/>As the supplier retains Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) this restricts the ability of another economic operator to provide the supplies and ensure the safe operation and maintenance of Curtiss-Wright equipment on site. Additional information: The service provider retains the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) relating to Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) PCR 2015 (the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights). Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) PCR 2015 (competition is absent for technical reasons) also applies. Regulation 32(5)(b) PCR 2015 also applies.
About the supplier
Curtiss-Wright Wimborne Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 14356290).