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
- Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- 4C associates limited
- Value
- £89,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Business services · Procurement consultancy services (CPV 79418000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Jan 2026
- Published12 Mar 2026Published 55 days after the contract date
Description
Review of ATLAS (Advisory Team for Large Applications) provision of procurement advice, specifically to improve the quality, clarity, and timing of commissions for housing developments across local planning authorities.\r \r Via CCS MCF4
About the supplier
4C associates limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04018096).