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
- Bernicia Group · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £400,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction materials · Building materials (CPV 44111000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 071445-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Feb 2026
- Published28 Jul 2026Published 161 days after the contract date
Description
For the provision of building materials to carry out property repairs
About the supplier
: Stark Building Materials UK Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01647362).