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
- Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Babcock Land Defence Limited
- Value
- £133,234,418
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Vehicle-fleet management services (CPV 50111100)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Feb 2026
- Published19 Mar 2026Published 21 days after the contract date
Description
The Authority has placed a contract for the White Fleet Management Services. The estimated total value is £133.23m excluding VAT across 10 years. The initial contract term shall be 5 years, with the option of extending for up to five one-year periods. As such, the contract shall have a total possible duration of 10 years. In addition to the core charges estimated at £133.23m excluding VAT, there are 'pass-through' charges for the cost of the vehicle hire or lease which are estimated at circa £1.608bn excluding VAT, across 10 years. The costs of the vehicle hire, or lease shall be paid to the vehicle Suppliers.
About the supplier
Babcock Land Defence Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09329025).