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
- South Kesteven District Council · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Huws Gray Limited
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction materials · Building materials (CPV 44111000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 056496-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 May 2026
- Published16 Jun 2026Published 21 days after the contract date
Description
Contract direct awarded as permissible under EEM0072-1
About the supplier
Huws Gray Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02506633).