Who Won It

Contract award · 23 Jan 2026

Contract for purchase of new Scarab Merlin 55 and maintenance contract

Redditch Borough Council awarded “Contract for purchase of new Scarab Merlin 55…” to Scarab Sweepers Limited for £194k. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionVehicles & transport equipmentWest Midlands

BuyerRedditch Borough Council
Value £194k
WinnerScarab Sweepers Limited

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
Redditch Borough Council
Supplier
Scarab Sweepers Limited
Value
£194,000
Procedure
Direct award
Sector
Vehicles & transport equipment · Road sweepers (CPV 34921100)
Region
West Midlands
Official notice
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Timeline
  1. Contract date23 Jan 2026
  2. Published5 Feb 2026Published 13 days after the contract date

Description

RBC Contract for purchase of new Scarab Merlin 55 and maintenance contract via ESPO 215_24 Lot 3 Specialist Vehicle Framework

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