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
- Hull College · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Alvatek Limited
- Value
- £125,000.40
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Training simulators (CPV 34152000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Feb 2026
- Published3 Feb 2026Published the same day
Description
Fuel Cell Training Simulator A direct award justification applies due to the Urgency Clause Section 41 and Schedule 5. The equipment concerns a prototype / training bay for teaching. Urgent requirement to meet the Levelling Up Project funding claim deadline.
About the supplier
Alvatek Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06367212).