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
- Ove Arup & Partners Ltd
- Value
- £103,537
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Geotechnical engineering services (CPV 71332000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 033278-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2026
- Published13 Apr 2026Published 12 days after the contract date
Description
This is a call-off contract awarded under UKRI Framework UKRI-800 Geotechnical Advisor for UKRI-NERC. This requirement is for due diligence consultancy for UKGEOS.
About the supplier
Ove Arup & Partners Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01312453).