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
- Chichester College Group · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- ECE Architecture Ltd SME
- Value
- £300,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Architectural and related services (CPV 71200000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 023313-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Dec 2025
- Published16 Mar 2026Published 84 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of architectural services under a two‑year appointment to support a programme of various campus works across Chichester College Group. The scope covers the full range of RIBA stages as required for individual projects, including Stage 1 feasibility and briefing, Stage 2 concept design, Stage 3 developed design, Stage 4 technical design, Stage 5 construction support, and Stage 6 handover, with the option for Stage 7 post‑occupation services where appropriate. The appointment will support a rolling programme of estate‑related capital and maintenance projects across multiple campuses, with specific works defined and commissioned on a project‑by‑project basis throughout the term of the contract. Principal Designer services under CDM and Building Regulations, together with visualisation and community engagement activities, may be instructed as additional services depending on the requirements of each individual project.
About the supplier
ECE Architecture Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04106190).