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
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Amey OW Limited
- Value
- £47,265.80
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Civil engineering consultancy services (CPV 71311000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 086579-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Aug 2026
- Published11 Sep 2026Published 15 days after the contract date
Description
Winter maintenance is a critical highway operational service which supports the Council's ability to manage highway safety, network resilience and access to key services during adverse winter weather. The contract directly supports this essential service by commissioning an independent operational review of Dudley's winter maintenance arrangements, including gritting routes, grit bin provision, public/member engagement, operational deliverability and winter service documentation.
About the supplier
Amey OW Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01922327).