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
- Sunderland City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Able Construction (Northern) Limited SME
- Value
- £560,935.28
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction work · Construction work for multi-dwelling buildings and individual houses (CPV 45211000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 002040-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Nov 2025
- Published9 Jan 2026Published 43 days after the contract date
Description
Conversion of 4 bedroomed residential property in West Boldon to a children's residential home for 11-16 year olds. Further competition under NEPO207 Construction Works Framework
About the supplier
Able Construction (Northern) Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03393672).