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
- Gateshead Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £53,350
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Bridge-inspection services (CPV 71631450)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 003589-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Jan 2026
- Published15 Jan 2026Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
Procedure was further competition through NEPO212 Framework - Lot 2
About the supplier
Waterman Infrastructure & Environment Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03269195).