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
- Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK Limited
- Value
- £1,750,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Passenger cars (CPV 34110000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 101362-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jul 2026
- Published27 Oct 2026Published 118 days after the contract date
Description
Short term vehicle hire for BCP needs outside of the Dorset area
About the supplier
Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02946689).