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
- Orbit Group Limited · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- EA-RS Group Ltd SME
- Value
- £300,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction work · Installation of doors (CPV 45421131)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 015683-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Oct 2025
- Published20 Feb 2026Published 113 days after the contract date
Description
Direct award to EA-RS through the Communal Entrance Door Framework by EEm
About the supplier
EA-RS Group Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 13057063).