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
- Northamptonshire Partnership Homes Limited · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- RJ Lifts Group Limited
- Value
- £613,565
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction work · Lift and escalator installation work (CPV 45313000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 042474-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 May 2026
- Published8 May 2026Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
The 3 lifts have repeated and escalating breakdowns, with loss of reliability. The contract is to upgrade these lifts so that they are in service and reliable for residents.
About the supplier
RJ Lifts Group Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 12939666).