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
- Nottingham Trent University · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Rexel UK Limited
- Value
- £300,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Electrical equipment & lighting · Electrical supplies and accessories (CPV 31680000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 094548-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date5 Oct 2026
- Published7 Oct 2026Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
The supply of electrical materials and associated products chiefly on behalf of the Estates Maintenance team but available to other departments as required. Covering all campus locations as and when required.
About the supplier
Rexel UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00434724).