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
- £245,275
- 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
- 075610-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date14 Nov 2025
- Published20 Nov 2025Published 6 days after the contract date
Description
Watford Borough Council (the Council) intends to enter into a deed of variation to vary and extend the contract with Smidsy Ltd T/A Beryl (the Contractor) dated 22 October 2019 (the Underlying Contract) for the provision of a bike share scheme in Watford. The Underlying Contract was originally procured under Procurement reference BIP435546557 and published on 11 October 2019. The maximum total of this contract extension sum is £254,275 (£50,855 p.a. x 5 years) and would commence on 1 April 2026 when the current contracts ends (on 31 March 2026) for a period of 5 years with a rolling break clause from year 3 on 12 month’s notice. Additional information: This VEAT Notice will replace the one published on 19.11.25 REF: UOE/DU/MFD/01. Please for enquiries regarding this VEAT Notice contact the Watford Corporate Procurement Manager Anita Awuku using the email: Anita.Awuku@watford.gov.uk
About the supplier
Smidsy Ltd (t/a Beryl): every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07831245).