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
- UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Houlder Limited
- Value
- £40,315
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Engineering-related scientific and technical services (CPV 71350000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 032936-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Mar 2026
- Published10 Apr 2026Published 15 days after the contract date
Description
This is a call-off under UKRI framework, UKRI-3140, for a detailed market assessment of the UK USV market
About the supplier
Houlder Limited: every public contract they have won.