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
- South Wales Fire and Rescue Service · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Home Office SME
- Value
- £322,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Performance review services (CPV 79313000)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 033096-2024 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Sep 2024
- Published15 Oct 2024Published 42 days after the contract date
Description
On 3 January 2024, an independent report on the culture of South Wales Fire and Rescue Service (SWFRS) was published (Morris Review), which exposed widespread discriminatory and abusive behaviour and serious failings of leadership and management. Considering the report’s findings, the Welsh Government used its powers of direction under section 29(5) and (6) of the Local Government (Wales) Measure 2009 to remove the elected members from the governance functions of the fire authority and to replace them by appointing four Commissioners. The Commissioners have been charged with ensuring the full (where possible) and sustainable implementation of recommendations arising from that independent review and three thematic reviews undertaken by the Chief Fire and Rescue Advisor and Inspector (CFRAI). This is the minimum part of the Commissioners’ scope, and they are developing a set of milestones and objectives that chart a way forward. It has been agreed with Welsh Government that an independe…
About the supplier
Home Office: every public contract they have won.