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
- Durham County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Wicksteed Leisure Limited SME
- Value
- £50,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction work · Construction work (CPV 45000000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 033761-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date5 Mar 2026
- Published14 Apr 2026Published 40 days after the contract date
Description
Craghead Play Space Refurbishment Craghead Play Space Refurbishment Utilising DCC Play Space Refurbishment Framework Option A - Design, Supply and Installation of Play Space Refurbishment DN 740757
About the supplier
Wicksteed Leisure Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00603152).