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
- The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Ridge and Partners LLP
- Value
- £3,000,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Building consultancy services (CPV 71315200)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 056498-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Jun 2026
- Published16 Jun 2026Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
The programme will deliver major refurbishment, alteration and new build to target: Upgrades to existing buildings to resolve functional and compliance challenges Improved welfare, wellbeing, changing, locker, and exercise facilities Enhanced specialist training environments Flexible, modern workspaces Improved parking capacity and site functionality
About the supplier
Ridge and Partners LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC309402).