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
- Herefordshire Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £67,870.60
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Passenger cars (CPV 34110000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 082233-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date14 Aug 2026
- Published28 Aug 2026Published 14 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of ten large passenger cars capable of carrying up to five passengers under a hire agreement under a 395-day hire arrangement.
About the supplier
Volkswagen Financial Services (UK) Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02835230).