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
- ABCA Systems Limited SME
- Value
- £500,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction work · Fire-prevention installation works (CPV 45343000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 081754-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Aug 2026
- Published27 Aug 2026Published the same day
Description
Medium risk priority actions where fire stopping and compartmentation are required. Contract awarded compliantly via Fusion 21 framework.
About the supplier
ABCA Systems Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06294877).