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
- Stockton on Tees Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Colas Ltd SME
- Value
- £48,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction work · Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads (CPV 45233000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 085285-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date24 Jul 2026
- Published9 Sep 2026Published 47 days after the contract date
Description
DA from the NEPO210 Highways Surfacing - Lot 17 Surface Preservation: Penetrative in line with the trail specification
About the supplier
Colas Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02644726).