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
- University of Portsmouth Higher Education Corporation · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £412,500
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy (CPV 71800000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 016865-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date2 Feb 2026
- Published25 Feb 2026Published 23 days after the contract date
Description
The University of Portsmouth requires a contractor to undertake the following: LRA remedials service requirements for undertaking remedial works following a Legionella risk assessment. The objective is to mitigate identified risks and ensure compliance with relevant legislation and guidance, including the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations 2002, HSE Approved Code of Practice (ACoP L8), and HSG274 Parts 1-3. The contractor shall also be required to provide chemical dosing services for closed-loop water systems, including low-temperature hot water (LTHW), medium-temperature hot water (MTHW), and chilled water (CHW) systems. The objective is to ensure optimal system performance, prevent corrosion and scale formation, and maintain compliance with industry standards such as BSRIA BG 29 and BG 50.
About the supplier
Churchill Contract Services Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03762020).