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
- Suffolk County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Elmy Cycles SME
- Value
- £86,915.50
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Bicycles (CPV 34430000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Feb 2026
- Published28 Jul 2026Published 166 days after the contract date
Description
Purchase of between 300 and 400 bikes for loan to year 5 / year 6 students in some of the most deprived areas of the county.
About the supplier
Elmy Cycles: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09856689).