Contract award · 20 Jan 2025

CEFAS25-09 Contract for emergency vessel charter for recovery of Smartbuoy

Cefas awarded “Contract for emergency vessel charter for recovery of Smartbuoy” to Eastern Marine Limited for £85,936. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionVehicles & transport equipmentEast of England

BuyerCefas
Value £85,936

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.

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Key facts

Buyer
Cefas · Body governed by public law
Value
£85,936
Procedure
Single tender action (below threshold)
Sector
Vehicles & transport equipment · Fishing, emergency and other special vessels (CPV 34513000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date20 Jan 2025
  2. Published19 Mar 2025Published 58 days after the contract date

Description

Services for vessel charter for emergency recovery of Smartbuoy in the West Gabbard area

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