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
- West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited SME
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Clothing & footwear · Bicycle helmets (CPV 18444112)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 080139-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Aug 2026
- Published24 Aug 2026Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
Salary sacrifice scheme for employees to purchase bicycles and sundries safety equipment up to limit of £5000 per person.
About the supplier
Cycle Solutions (Cycle to Work) Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05860892).