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
- Homes in Somerset Limited · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Firntec Ltd
- Value
- £187,220
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services (CPV 71317100)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 094134-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Aug 2026
- Published6 Oct 2026Published 66 days after the contract date
Description
Direct award via a framework for a fire risk assessment consultancy to carry out the works without delay
About the supplier
Firntec Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 13460282).