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
- ForHousing Limited · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Liberty Gas Group Ltd SME
- Value
- £60,000,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Repair and maintenance services of central heating (CPV 50720000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 029627-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date13 Sep 2024
- Published17 Sep 2024Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
ForHousing is a Member of the Fusion21 (F21) Member’s Consortium. The contract to be awarded to Liberty is being awarded under Lot 1 and Lot 6 of the F21 Heating, Renewables, and Electrical Framework (2024-28) (2023/S 000-028807). ForHousing is awarding a 10 year contract to Liberty for the provision of planned and reactive servicing, maintenance and testing of heating systems, and certain services and works relating to domestic and commercial plant and equipment. Liberty is the number 1 ranked contractor across Lot 1 and Lot 6 for the North West of England, and the contract is being awarded using the Direct Award with Negotiation procedure as set out in Schedule 13 of the Framework. The core pricing model within the framework is based on a schedule of rates and the call-off pricing has been established by applying quantities to the tendered rates. The ability to direct award under the framework agreement allows the contract to be procured in compliance with the framework terms.
About the supplier
Liberty Gas Group Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04242416).