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
- Westminster City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Krinkels UK Limited SME
- Value
- £63,400,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Agricultural & horticultural services · Grounds maintenance services (CPV 77314000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 069104-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2017
- Published28 Oct 2025Published 3132 days after the contract date
Description
The original tender notice (388025-2016) stated an estimated value of £13,200,000 but this range failed to take account of the value of the potential extension options. The subsequent award notice (468882-2017) stated a total contract value of £24,700,000. The value of the contract over the full contract period has increased from the contract award notice sum of £24,700,000 to the estimated level of £63,400,000. The increase in contract expenditure is accounted for by services and costs included as in the original contract but with a higher than anticipated spend. These being on ad hoc services, inflation and increases in wage costs, all as provided for in the contract. Non-substantial amendments are proposed to the service for greening and biodiversity, social value improvements, extreme weather management plan and cemetery improvement. Continental Landscapes Limited changed its name to Krinkels UK Ltd in January 2025. NB: All figures stated above exclude VAT.
About the supplier
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