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
- Gateshead Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- James Burrell Ltd
- Value
- £80,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Mining & metals · Macadam, tarmac and tar sands (CPV 14213000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 082183-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Nov 2025
- Published11 Dec 2025Published 24 days after the contract date
Description
Further Competition for Supply of Bagged Cold Lay Asphalt Products TPPL & NEPO Building Materials DPS - Category 2 DPS Reference: NEPO219 Seeking to engage with a single provider for the supply of bagged tar products The contract is to be awarded via the TPPL & NEPO Building Materials Dynamic Purchasing System ("DPS") following this further competition under category 2 (General Materials). Contract is to commence as soon as practicable. The contract will be for 1 year with an option to extend for a further x3 12 month extensions. The contract will be for the supply of bagged tarmac road repair material, to be delivered in pallet lots of a minimum 40 bags per delivery, to Gateshead's stores.
About the supplier
James Burrell Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00218384).