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
- VIVID Housing Ltd · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Martin Arnold Limited SME
- Value
- £1,312,830
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Construction consultancy services (CPV 71530000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 079523-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Aug 2026
- Published20 Aug 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
To provide EA services and contract administration for our Retrofit contractors, direct award via ProcurePublic framework.
About the supplier
Martin Arnold Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08643489).