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
- Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- DES Energy Ltd
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Fuel & energy · Solar panels (CPV 09331000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 092827-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Oct 2026
- Published1 Oct 2026Published the same day
Description
Supply and Installation of Photovoltaic Solar Panels on Multiple Sites under cover of the YPO 001154 Civil Engineering Works and Services Category 5.
About the supplier
DES Energy Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04052806).