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
- Aster Group · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Harmony Fire Ltd SME
- Value
- £100,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · System maintenance services (CPV 50324100)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 069074-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Jul 2026
- Published22 Jul 2026Published the same day
Description
Direct Award via NHS SBS Framework - Lot 7.1 - Statutory Inspections
About the supplier
Harmony Fire Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 10427303).