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
- Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Water Plus Limited
- Value
- £570,579
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Public utilities · Public utilities (CPV 65000000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 078643-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Aug 2026
- Published18 Aug 2026Published the same day
Description
Supply of water and removal of waste water & associated ancillary services. Additional information: The £570,579 is merely a projected value over three years. Indicative Contract start date is 1st October 2026 for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 12 months.
About the supplier
Water Plus Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04141390).