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
- Herefordshire Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- John Graham Construction Limited
- Value
- £1,859,960
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction work · Road construction works (CPV 45233120)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 045070-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Apr 2026
- Published15 May 2026Published 15 days after the contract date
Description
The project is for the Design and Build of the first phase of the Hereford Western Bypass (HWB1) . The route of the proposed HWB1 is approximately 3.5 km in length and is located on the outskirts to the southwest of Hereford. A further competition has been undertaken under Lot 4 of the Pagabo Civils and Infrastructure Framework. The procurement procedure has been undertaken as a Two Stage Design & Build process. This notice relates to the Award of a Pre-Construction Services Agreement (PCSA) to one successful contractor. The successful Contractor will work with the council under the PCSA. with the intention to then award the full Design & Build Contract. This is subject to the successful Contractor providing an affordable Contract Sum and realistic Programme at the end of the PCSA period.
About the supplier
John Graham Construction Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company NI003503).