Contract award · 7 May 2026

Warm Homes: Local Grant (private domestic)

Gateshead Borough Council awarded “Warm Homes: Local Grant (private domestic)” to Equans Regeneration Limited for £12.8m. Awarded without open competition.

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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.

What “without competition” means

Key facts

Buyer
Gateshead Borough Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£12,750,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Construction work · Thermal insulation work (CPV 45321000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date7 May 2026
  2. Published13 May 2026Published 6 days after the contract date

Description

4.1.2 The Turnkey Provider will be responsible to the Council to ensure all aspects of the services are delivered professionally and to the requirements, including but not limited to: a. Identifying appropriate IMD areas to target, considering IMD groups, tenure (private owner occupier and private rented), archetype and measure suitability. This may include the use of purpose-built software. b. Marketing and recruitment of homes, e.g. Branding, leaflets, events, social media, website, other activities. The Council will also work with the Turnkey Provider to select areas. c. Please note, any Retrofit assessments and surveys carried out by the supplier gained from the suppliers' own generation activity will not be paid for where a measure doesn't take place. d. Management of the customer journey, e.g. From initial enquiry through to completion in compliance with funding conditions, including any addresses the council may refer into the project. e. Manage the service and attendance of le…

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