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
- Forestry Commission · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Value
- £72,944.79
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Technical inspection services of engineering structures (CPV 71631400)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 005503-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Feb 2024
- Published20 Feb 2024Published 19 days after the contract date
Description
Contract to carry out, record and report Bridge inspections for a number of our category A and B bridges. Work to include: A) desk top study to produce workflow plan with indicative methodology of inspection of each bridge for approval B) pre-inspection site visit for all bridges, including update of Forestry England risk assessments as needed - issue revised workflow plan for approval C) carry out inspections D) report findings E) optional additional structural analysis and design work to provide recommendations for repairs where defects are identified F) optional: call off extra inspections using day rates.
About the supplier
Structural Investigation Services Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11231077).