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
- Homes in Somerset Limited · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Bell Group Ltd
- Value
- £400,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction work · Building installation work (CPV 45300000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 043188-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Dec 2025
- Published11 May 2026Published 131 days after the contract date
Description
Retrofit measures to be installed in housing stock. Additional information: Awarded via SWPA framework
About the supplier
Bell Group Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company SC114142).