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
- Darlington Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Secureshield Ltd SME
- Value
- £268,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Installation services · Installation services of communications equipment (CPV 51300000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 069747-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date14 Jul 2026
- Published23 Jul 2026Published 9 days after the contract date
Description
Purchase and installation of dispersed equipment to 32 schemes
About the supplier
Secureshield Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11922806).