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
- The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- D A Languages Limited SME
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Business services · Translation services (CPV 79530000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 097103-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date14 Oct 2026
- Published14 Oct 2026Published the same day
Description
The Police and Crime Commissioner, on behalf of Surrey Police, currently holds a contract for the provision of Language Services which is due to expire on 30 November 2026. The existing contract was awarded through the BlueLight Commercial Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS). The current DPS is expected to be superseded by a replacement DPS, anticipated to become available in September 2027. To ensure the continued provision of critical language support services and to avoid any disruption to operational policing activities, Surrey Police intends to award a 15-month extension to the incumbent supplier. The proposed extension is considered necessary to maintain service continuity until the replacement DPS is established and available for use. Conducting a separate procurement exercise at this stage would likely result in a short-term interim arrangement, creating additional procurement costs, resource burdens, and potential implementation risks, shortly before a further competition would n…
About the supplier
D A Languages Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06207784).