Who Won It

Contract award · 18 Mar 2026

Electric Stores Van

Leicestershire County Council awarded “Electric Stores Van” to Pentagon Corporate Services Ltd for £35,000. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionVehicles & transport equipmentEast Midlands

BuyerLeicestershire County Council
Value £35,000
WinnerPentagon Corporate Services Ltd SME

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.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
Leicestershire County Council · Regional or local authority
Supplier
Pentagon Corporate Services Ltd SME
Value
£35,000
Procedure
Direct award
Sector
Vehicles & transport equipment · Motor vehicles (CPV 34100000)
Region
East Midlands
Official notice
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Timeline
  1. Contract date18 Mar 2026
  2. Published27 Mar 2026Published 9 days after the contract date

Description

CCS have now confirmed that suppliers are able to use their franchised dealers to supply vehicles and in this case it has been given to Pentagon. There was uncertainty who we should be placing here resulting in multiple changes to the notice.

About the supplier

Other awards in the same procurement

Call-offs and awards published under the same process (for example a framework or dynamic purchasing system).

Date Contract Supplier Value
18 Mar 2026
Electric Stores Van No competition
 Vauxhall Motors Limited £35,000
18 Mar 2026
Electric Stores Van No competition
 Pentagon Corporate Services Ltd SME £35,000

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