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
- FireBlitz Extinguisher Ltd
- Value
- £75,000
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Electrical equipment & lighting · Fire-detection systems (CPV 31625100)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 May 2026
- Published12 May 2026Published the same day
Description
Direct award to FireBlitz for Stand-alone smoke alarms - Lot 1 of the West Midlands Fire & Rescue Authority framework
About the supplier
FireBlitz Extinguisher Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06475572).