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 Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Fuel & energy · Mains gas (CPV 09121200)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 076368-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date5 Aug 2026
- Published11 Aug 2026Published 6 days after the contract date
Description
Award of contract under the Easter Shires Purchasing Consortium (ESPO) Mains Gas (192) framework for mains gas supply for the University of Portsmouth. This is a direct award to the single supplier awarded under the framework. The gas provider is TotalEnergies Gas & Power Ltd. (Company Number: 02172239) The intermediary and purchasing provision is undertaken by ESPO. Duration is for 2 years.
About the supplier
Eastern Shires Purchasing Consortium: every public contract they have won.