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
- Warwickshire Police · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- 5.11 International AB
- Value
- £20,000
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Security, fire & defence equipment · Police uniforms (CPV 35811200)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date14 Nov 2023
- Published23 Jun 2025Published 587 days after the contract date
Description
The Police & Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire awarded a contract for provision of items of uniform for Warwickshire Police officers in specialist roles in November 2023. A review of the contract and the requirement to extend as provided for in the contract has demonstrated that spend on the contract has increased over initial estimates taking the value over the threshold to publish an award notice under the PCRs 2015 hence this notice. The contract was for an initial period of 24 months with the option to extend for a further 24 months. The estimated original value of the contract was £20,000 excluding VAT, the increased estimate including extensions is £45,000 excluding VAT. This was a direct award following an internal exemption process due to the unique supply of the items required for specialist officers.
About the supplier
5.11 International AB: every public contract they have won.