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
- Cambridgeshire County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Royal Mail Group Limited
- Value
- £150,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Postal & telecoms services · Postal services (CPV 64110000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 May 2025
- Published24 Jul 2025Published 69 days after the contract date
Description
This was a direct award made to Royal Mail for the collection and delivery of 1st Class, recorded and signed for post for Cambridgeshire County Council covering areas and services across Cambridgeshire.
About the supplier
Royal Mail Group Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04138203).