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
- The Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Civil Defence Supply Ltd
- Value
- £70,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Security, fire & defence equipment · Police equipment (CPV 35200000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 076333-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date5 Nov 2025
- Published24 Nov 2025Published 19 days after the contract date
Description
Award of a 5 year call off contract from the Blue Light Commercial National Framework BLC0090 for the provision of PAVA spray for Thames Valley Police
About the supplier
Civil Defence Supply Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03542902).