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
- Derbyshire County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- DHL eCommerce UK Ltd
- Value
- £2,265,432.90
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Postal & telecoms services · Post and courier services (CPV 64100000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Jan 2025
- Published1 Apr 2025Published 84 days after the contract date
Description
Supply of Post Collection Services for the Council. The contract was awarded via Direct Award under the Postal Services & Solutions framework (RM6280), available via CCS. Initial period of 12 months, with the option to extend for two additional 12 month periods.
About the supplier
DHL eCommerce UK Ltd: every public contract they have won.