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
- Folkestone and Hythe District Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £54,600
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Laboratory & precision equipment · Parking meters (CPV 38730000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date14 Feb 2025
- Published11 Mar 2025Published 25 days after the contract date
Description
Replacement of 13 Pay & Display machines that are now beyond their useful life. It is proposed that these old machines are replaced with modern solar coin and contactless card reader machines.\r The machines are provided with 12 months warranty period.\r \r Direct award via ESPO Parking Management Solutions Framework 509_23 (Lot1)
About the supplier
Flowbird Smart City UK Limited (Formerly Parkeon): every public contract they have won.