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
- Scottish Borders Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- James A Cuthbertson Ltd SME
- Value
- £205,300
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Winter-maintenance vehicles (CPV 34143000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 099690-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Sep 2026
- Published21 Oct 2026Published 29 days after the contract date
Description
Purchase of DAF XDC 450 Day Cab and double skin insulated alloy tipper body with poly blade plough and gritter body.
About the supplier
James A Cuthbertson Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company SC024322).