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
- London Borough of Enfield · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Prescott Thomas Ltd SME
- Value
- £250,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Food & drink · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products (CPV 15000000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 088358-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date24 Jul 2026
- Published17 Sep 2026Published 55 days after the contract date
Description
**Please note: this is NOT an opportunity, it is the publication of an award notice inline with the Governments Transparency Agenda** This contract covers a variety of catering products for delivery to London Borough of Enfield offices and other locations. The arrangement has been put in place as a compliant direct award call-off under the NHS Supply Chain Fresh and Food to Go Direct Solutions Framework. The contract duration is a fixed period of 48 months. The estimated stated value covers the entire contract period and excludes VAT.
About the supplier
Prescott Thomas Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00600075).