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
- University of Sussex(the) · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Tuskerdirect Limited
- Value
- £720,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Vehicle-fleet management services (CPV 50111100)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 070899-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Jul 2026
- Published27 Jul 2026Published the same day
Description
The provision of a Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV) Salary Sacrifice Scheme. This is a staff benefit available to staff earning over a certain threshold, to have pre-tax deductions from their monthly salary in exchange for a lease of an electric vehicle.
About the supplier
Tuskerdirect Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03864648).