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
- Lancashire County Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £36,804,349
- Procedure
- Other - Direct award from NEPO311 Water Retail Services framework
- Sector
- Fuel & energy · Steam, hot water and associated products (CPV 09320000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Mar 2026
- Published7 Apr 2026Published 11 days after the contract date
Description
Direct award from NEPO311 Water Retail Services for provision of water retail services including automatic meter reading (AMR) for Lancashire County Council and Lancashire Schools.
About the supplier
Anglian Water Business (National) Limited T/A Wave: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06492265).