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
- Aston University · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Willmott Dixon Interiors Limited
- Value
- £7,343,161.39
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction work · Refurbishment work (CPV 45453100)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 024087-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Jan 2026
- Published17 Mar 2026Published 50 days after the contract date
Description
Design and Build refurbishment works at 10 Woodcock Street, Birmingham (B7 4BL). Scope includes refurbishment of the partial Ground Floor and Third Floor, plus upgrades to Staircores 2, 4 and 5. Works cover internal alterations, services modifications, finishes and commissioning. Delivered under JCT Design and Build Contract 2016 (as amended). Procurement via Further Competition under the Pagabo National Framework for Refit & Refurbishment Solutions (Lot 4 - Midlands). Contract award: 26/01/2026; completion: 22/05/2026.
About the supplier
Willmott Dixon Interiors Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04118020).