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
- Northumbria Police · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Lion Laboratories Limited SME
- Value
- £74,230
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Security, fire & defence equipment · Police equipment (CPV 35200000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date13 Mar 2026
- Published31 Jul 2026Published 140 days after the contract date
Description
Equipment to facilitate evidential breath testing
About the supplier
Lion Laboratories Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01591869).