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
- East Sussex County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Colours Decorating Limited SME
- Value
- £22,440
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction work · Fire-prevention installation works (CPV 45343000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 068885-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Jul 2026
- Published21 Jul 2026Published the same day
Description
The proposed works comprise replacement of 2no. internal wall partitions to Classroom 1 and 2, with additional associated enabling and making good works to create fire compartmentation to classrooms and escape routes as advised in FRA.
About the supplier
Colours Decorating Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03902490).