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
- Leicester City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- TotalEnergies Gas & Power Ltd
- Value
- £26,200,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Fuel & energy · Mains gas (CPV 09121200)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date15 Oct 2026
- Published19 Oct 2026Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
Supply of mains gas to Leicester City Council. Call off direct award against ESPO Framework 192_27 Mains Gas Supply The contract is for two years with options to extend for a period or periods totalling no more than a further two years.
About the supplier
TotalEnergies Gas & Power Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02172239).