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
- Oxfordshire County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Externiture Ltd SME
- Value
- £85,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Transport systems consultancy services (CPV 71311200)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Sep 2025
- Published23 Sep 2025Published 7 days after the contract date
Description
Oxfordshire County Council a require a consultant to capture and record all bus stop facilities at all registered bus stops across Oxfordshire, and provide a comprehensive ongoing management & reporting tool. The authority identified this need through the Framework for Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Authority Owned Bus Shelter and Bus Stop Infrastructure. These services were procured via the Hampshire Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Authority owned bus shelter and bus stop infrastructure framework - procurement identifier ocds-h6vhtk-04b2d3
About the supplier
Externiture Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04338401).