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
- East Suffolk Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Metro Rod Ltd SME
- Value
- £150,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction work · Drainage works (CPV 45232452)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 049079-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date29 Jul 2025
- Published15 Aug 2025Published 17 days after the contract date
Description
24/7 contract to provide emergency drain unblocking, planned drain maintenance services and replacement of failed drainage systems including re-lining to HRA properties.
About the supplier
Metro Rod Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04235803).