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
- Northumberland County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Bell Truck Sales (Bell Truck & Van) SME
- Value
- £301,775.85
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation (CPV 34000000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 101518-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Oct 2026
- Published27 Oct 2026Published the same day
Description
Purchase of 3 x Mercedes Atego Tippers via NEPO224, Lot 1
About the supplier
Bell Truck Sales (Bell Truck & Van): every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01125690).