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
- Fareham Borough Council · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- WCS Group Ltd SME
- Value
- £165,422.50
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Waste, cleaning & environmental · Environmental issues consultancy services (CPV 90713000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 086089-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2025
- Published24 Dec 2025Published 267 days after the contract date
Description
The council owns 48 properties ranging from small allotment buildings to large, sheltered housing complex. These require routine management of the water systems to maintain quality and to manage the risk from the legionella bacteria.
About the supplier
WCS Group Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03659610).