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
- Whippet Coaches Limited SME
- Value
- £46,000
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Transport services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport) (CPV 60000000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Aug 2024
- Published24 Jul 2025Published 327 days after the contract date
Description
Since 2018, the Passenger transport team (PTT) have been purchasing bus tickets from the Public passenger bus operators like Whippet. The value is below of Public Contracts Regulations 2015 thresholds and further spend needs a compliant route to continue using this as an option. The arrangement as agreed by previous senior managers has a logic sense and provided best value for the services the PTT need to delivery. However, the arrangement was not fully documented or a formal contract/agreement in place to note this arrangement. Outcome of the Procurement: To procure the provision of bus tickets from the public passenger bus operators to aid the delivery of the Home to school services the Authority is required to provide. The contract is 12 months covering the school year, with the option to extend a further 3x 12 months. Additional information: The contract is 12 months covering the school year, with the option to extend a further 3x 12 months.
About the supplier
Whippet Coaches Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00520428).