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
- Sureserve Compliance Fire Ltd
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Electrical equipment & lighting · Fire-alarm systems (CPV 31625200)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 052172-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date5 May 2026
- Published3 Jun 2026Published 29 days after the contract date
Description
Supply, Installation and Servicing of Fire Alarms and Fire Protection Equipment across VIVID's housing stock. Call-off from EEM framework 'Fire & Fire Intruder Alarm and Fire protection equipment'.
About the supplier
Sureserve Compliance Fire Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02504054).