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
- Mining Remediation Authority · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Ian Farmer Associates SME
- Value
- £27,801
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction work · Ground investigation work (CPV 45111250)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 065637-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date5 May 2026
- Published13 Jul 2026Published 69 days after the contract date
Description
The Mining Remediation Authority awarded a call-off contract under the Drilling and Grouting Framework (Lots 1, 2 and 3 - All Regions) for Ground Investigation work.
About the supplier
Ian Farmer Associates: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03661447).