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
- Northern Ireland Housing Executive · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- H&A Mechanical Services Ltd SME
- Value
- £1,803,538
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Construction work · Building construction work (CPV 45210000)
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Official notice
- 088461-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Sep 2026
- Published18 Sep 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
The purpose of this VEAT notice is to inform and give prior notice to the market that the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) intends to modify this contract in accordance with Regulation 72(1)(d) of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015 to (i) novate the contract from Greenview to H&A (or an alternative contractor to be determined in due course); and (ii) extend the contract for an additional 52 weeks. Regulation 72(1)(d) permits this modification because the contract contains an unequivocal review clause or option in conformity with Regulation 72(1)(a).
About the supplier
H&A Mechanical Services Ltd: every public contract they have won.