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
- Leicester City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Barclays Bank Plc
- Value
- £600,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Financial & insurance services · Financial and insurance services (CPV 66000000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date11 Mar 2026
- Published11 Mar 2026Published the same day
Description
Leicester City Council has entered into a contract for the provision of their banking services. For a term of 4 years with an option to extend for a further 4 years. The award is in accordance with the NEPO531 Framework Agreement for the provision of General Banking Services
About the supplier
Barclays Bank Plc: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01026167).