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
- Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd (Utility) · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Bdo LLP
- Value
- £120,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Financial & insurance services · Financial consultancy services (CPV 66171000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 036034-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Apr 2025
- Published21 Apr 2026Published 365 days after the contract date
Description
CMAL intends to award a contract to BDO LLP for the provision of financial analysis of candidates applying to be Invited to Tender for the design and build of 1 RoPax vessel. The scope of work will include in-depth analysis of the corporate structure, financial information, track record, budget and order book, and corporate governance of each candidate and BDO will prepare a summary report to support CMAL's assessment of each candidate. The value of the contract shown in this notice is an estimate and the final value will be dependant on the number of candidates that are assessed.
About the supplier
Bdo LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC305127).