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
- VIVID Housing Ltd · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- ABCA Systems Limited SME
- Value
- £950,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction work · Fire-prevention installation works (CPV 45343000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 050792-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 May 2026
- Published29 May 2026Published 28 days after the contract date
Description
Medium risk priority actions where fire stopping and compartmentation are required. Contract is a direct award from framework agreement.
About the supplier
ABCA Systems Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06294877).