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
- Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- EVM Direct Limited
- Value
- £452,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Coaches (CPV 34121500)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 079513-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Nov 2025
- Published3 Dec 2025Published 14 days after the contract date
Description
Supply of 4 Mini-coaches and warranty for British Forces Gibraltar
About the supplier
EVM Direct Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08056471).