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
- Reading Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £700,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Gas appliance maintenance services (CPV 50531200)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 028713-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jun 2024
- Published27 Mar 2026Published 664 days after the contract date
Description
Undertaking of the provision of planned and reactive maintenance of mechanical and HVAC plant and associated systems.
About the supplier
BTU (Installation and Maintenance) Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01561231).