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
- Northumberland County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Lookers PLC
- Value
- £37,773.24
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Motor vehicles (CPV 34100000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 094113-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date5 Oct 2026
- Published6 Oct 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Purchase of 1 x Ford E-Transit Custom 320 L1 Electric RWD 100kw 71kwh H1 Van Trend Auto via TPPLHCCCH03, Lot 2
About the supplier
Lookers PLC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00111876).