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
- Caledonia Housing Association · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Springfield Properties Plc
- Value
- £5,974,418.25
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction work · Houses construction work (CPV 45211300)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- 071086-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Aug 2025
- Published5 Nov 2025Published 79 days after the contract date
Description
Caledonia Housing Association working in partnership with The Highland Council is in the process of delivering new affordable housing in Highland and these new properties form part of that programme. The site is owned by the Developer therefore it is a requirement of the sale that the design and build contract be awarded to Springfield Properties PLC. This contract can only be awarded to this particular operator therefore Caledonia are using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of the contract notice.
About the supplier
Springfield Properties Plc: every public contract they have won.