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
- South Tyneside Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Solar Options for Schools Ltd SME
- Value
- £332,975
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction work · Solar panel roof-covering work (CPV 45261215)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 022904-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Feb 2026
- Published13 Mar 2026Published 23 days after the contract date
Description
Installation of solar PV on 4 schools with the works grant funded and undertaken and approved by the Department for Education as part of the Great British Energy Solar Partnership (GBESP) Scheme
About the supplier
Solar Options for Schools Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09812345).