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
- Babergh District Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Ridge and Partners LLP SME
- Value
- £2,226,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Public administration & defence services · Fire-prevention services (CPV 75251110)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 032496-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Nov 2025
- Published9 Apr 2026Published 159 days after the contract date
Description
Fire Risk Assessments and Fire Door Surveys to properties owned and managed by Babergh District Council and Mid Suffolk District Council. The services required by the Contract include but are not restricted to: • Visual Fire Door Surveys • Intrusive Fire Door Surveys may be required as the Contract term progresses • Fire Risk Assessments to residential properties (including Type 1,2,3,4 where applicable) • Fire Risk Assessments to corporate buildings (including Type 1,2,3,4 where applicable) • Fire Risk Assessments to Sheltered and Extra Care Accommodation • Fire Risk Assessments to Temporary Accommodation • Pre and Post Occupation Fire Risk Assessments • Compartmentation Surveys
About the supplier
Ridge and Partners LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC309402).