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
- Southampton City Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £1,500,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Transport support & travel · Vehicle refuelling services (CPV 63712600)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 078087-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 May 2025
- Published28 Nov 2025Published 186 days after the contract date
Description
Fuel cards for SCC hired and owned vehicles to be used at petrol forecourts.
About the supplier
Allstar Business Solutions Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02631112).