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
- Watford Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Smidsy Ltd (t/a Beryl) SME
- Value
- £254,275
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Public administration & defence services · Provision of services to the community (CPV 75200000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 075376-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Nov 2025
- Published19 Nov 2025Published 18 days after the contract date
Description
the provision of a bike share scheme in Watford. A joint pedal and ebike scheme.
About the supplier
Smidsy Ltd (t/a Beryl): every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07831245).