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
- Leicestershire County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Premier Paper Group Ltd
- Value
- £50,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Office & computing equipment · Printing paper (CPV 30197630)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Apr 2025
- Published22 May 2025Published 49 days after the contract date
Description
Direct award from NEPO Framework NEPO425 to supply a variety of high quality specialist printing papers in order to provide a printing service to internal and external clients and generate an income. Premier Paper is one of a small number of suppliers who are able to supply a full range of specialist papers required by the department to fulfil client orders. Premier Papers paper and stock are very compatible with the machinery we have in central print.
About the supplier
Premier Paper Group Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03672117).