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
- Dacorum Borough Council · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Philip Pank Partnership SME
- Value
- £208,204
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Construction consultancy services (CPV 71530000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 056388-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 Aug 2024
- Published13 Sep 2025Published 403 days after the contract date
Description
In 2018, Dacorum Borough Council undertook a competitive procurement exercise to appoint an Employer's Agent (EA) for the Eastwick Row housing development, a scheme comprising 34 new apartments. Following the evaluation of 20 tenders, the contract was awarded to Philip Pank Partnership LLP (PPP) in September 2018 for a value of £72,046 + VAT. The EA was appointed to manage the building contract through to the end of the defects liability period. However, due to unforeseen circumstances-including the collapse of the original principal contractor, Jarvis Contracting Ltd, in March 2023-PPP was required to provide additional services beyond the original scope. These included liaising with the administrator and bondsman, preparing a full inventory of materials left on site, and supporting the procurement of a replacement contractor. Given PPP's in-depth knowledge of the project and their continued involvement since the design stage, the Council determined that extending the existing contra…
About the supplier
Philip Pank Partnership: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC437669).