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
- Liverpool City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Kinto UK SME
- Value
- £318,023
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Financial & insurance services · Financial leasing services (CPV 66114000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 084139-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Jul 2026
- Published4 Sep 2026Published 39 days after the contract date
Description
Council's Sustainable Transport, Highways and Parking Operations team provide managerial, supervision, health and safety audits, enforcement and highway inspections services across the city region to ensure compliance with the Authorities responsibilities under the Highways Act 1980 and ensure the safety of the public, contractors and Council staff. Following a review of service operations, it was identified that a further 27 vehicles were required for operational staff.
About the supplier
Kinto UK: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00837940).