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
- Wiltshire Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £100,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- IT services · Project management consultancy services (CPV 72224000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 078180-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date11 Aug 2026
- Published17 Aug 2026Published 6 days after the contract date
Description
Wiltshire Council is seeking to commission external consultancy support from firms who have experience developing Local Housing Needs Assessments (LHNA) and Economic Development Needs Assessments (EDNA). The selected consultancy(ies) will need to provide robust, proportionate and policy-compliant evidence base(s) to inform the preparation of the Local Plan and provide associated advice and support to officers during plan preparation through to adoption.
About the supplier
National Framework Partnership Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11217682).