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
- South Lanarkshire Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Rhinowash Ltd SME
- Value
- £531,863
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Industrial machinery · High-pressure cleaning apparatus (CPV 42924740)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 072105-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 Jul 2026
- Published30 Jul 2026Published 24 days after the contract date
Description
Rhinowash Ltd are the current manufacturer industrial power washers across all South Lanarkshire Council depots with a mix of hire and owned equipment. Ongoing maintenance and servicing by the original manufacturer ensure that equipment continues to meet required operational standards, remains fully functional, preserves warranty provisions, and transfers equipment related risks from the Council to Rhinowash Ltd. It is therefore proposed that the Council takes a uniform approach by consolidating all existing arrangements under a single negotiated contract covering the provision, maintenance, and servicing of all industrial power washers across Community and Enterprise Resources. The award of this contract under the Negotiated Tendering Procedure can be justified under Regulation 33(1) of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 for the following reason: As per Standing Order 9.3.1 (b)(ii), a Negotiated Contract can be justified where Competition is absent for technical reasons…
About the supplier
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