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
- University of Staffordshire · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £8,065,533.45
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction work · Construction work (CPV 45000000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 084448-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Aug 2026
- Published7 Sep 2026Published 26 days after the contract date
Description
The University of Staffordshire has awarded a contract for the provision of Design and Construction of a new car park and public realm work s, completion of existing pedestrian works and demolition of multiple existing buildings via the Places for People Framework Agreement. This is continuation of works following publication of a notice awarding PCSA earlier in 2026
About the supplier
Willmott Dixon Construction Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00768173).