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
- Ford Motor Company Ltd
- Value
- £34,340.95
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Rescue vehicles (CPV 34114110)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 099235-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Sep 2026
- Published21 Oct 2026Published 50 days after the contract date
Description
The vehicle being purchased is a replacement for the Boat Van at Penwortham
About the supplier
Ford Motor Company Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00235446).