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
- Lancashire Combined Fire Authority · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Colena Ltd
- Value
- £122,693.36
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Security, fire & defence equipment · Firefighting equipment (CPV 35111000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 099204-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Jul 2026
- Published20 Oct 2026Published 105 days after the contract date
Description
Purchase for 4 drones to assist Fire Fighters on the ground.
About the supplier
Colena Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05463194).