Contract award · 27 Mar 2026

Provision of a Waking Watch service

Metropolitan Housing Trust awarded “Provision of a Waking Watch service” to Chase Services Group for £16m on 27 Mar 2026. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionBusiness servicesNorth East

Value £16m
WinnerChase Services Group SME

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.

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Key facts

Buyer
Metropolitan Housing Trust · Body governed by public law
Value
£16,000,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Business services · Patrol services (CPV 79715000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date27 Mar 2026
  2. Published30 Mar 2026Published 3 days after the contract date

Description

Service is currently required on a number of sites, with completed sites being removed and new sites added as required.

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