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
- United Learning Trust · Academy Trust
- Supplier
- HEB Group LTD
- Value
- £1,432,230
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Community & personal services · Caretaker services (CPV 98341140)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 042664-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2026
- Published8 May 2026Published 37 days after the contract date
Description
Cleaning and caretaking services within 3 schools. Contract is for 3 years with two optional one year extensions.
About the supplier
HEB Group LTD: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 12161147).