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
- Norfolk County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Econ engineering
- Value
- £794,611.44
- Procedure
- Other - Direct award under Framework
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Gritter vehicles (CPV 34144440)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Jun 2026
- Published8 Sep 2026Published 83 days after the contract date
Description
The CES Highways Winter Services Team completed a tender process via The Procurement Partnership Ltd (TPPL) using Framework NEP0224 to purchase 6 new gritter vehicles. The gritters are leased for 7 years
About the supplier
Econ engineering: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00644062).