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
- Supplier
- London Hire Ltd
- Value
- £1,300,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Minibuses (CPV 34114400)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Aug 2025
- Published31 Oct 2025Published 71 days after the contract date
Description
This contract notice is for the direct award of a two-year lease contract for the provision of specialist adapted minibuses to support statutory SEND transport across Kingston and Richmond. A negotiated procedure without prior publication under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) PCR 2015 was undertaken to secure an interim contract with the incumbent provider, ensuring continuity of service with minimal disruption to children, young people and their families while a wider transformation project of SEND Transport is completed in line with the Council's climate strategy. Award Criteria: Pass/Fail - satisfactory account of price and quality
About the supplier
London Hire Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01773149).