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
- Hampshire County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Oak Farm Leisure and Activities Centre (OFLAC) SME
- Value
- £150,000
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Hospitality & catering · Cafeteria services (CPV 55330000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Jan 2025
- Published21 Feb 2025Published 35 days after the contract date
Description
Hampshire Library Services operates 40 libraries throughout the county and is the busiest county library service in the UK. The Library Service has secured a service provider to take on a "Licence to Occupy" in a specific area of Farnborough Library - working within a kitchen, servery and seating area. This is a low value Concession Contract. Hampshire County Council is unable to guarantee any value or income to the service provider over the total contract length of three years. The estimated value to the service provider, although subject to change, is approximately up to £150,000.
About the supplier
Oak Farm Leisure and Activities Centre (OFLAC): every public contract they have won.