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
- Align Property Partners Limited SME
- Value
- £37,550
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Mechanical and electrical engineering services (CPV 71334000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 098735-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Sep 2026
- Published20 Oct 2026Published 47 days after the contract date
Description
In January 2024 Alliance Leisure Services Limited, who are the Development Partner on the UK Leisure Framework, were appointed after being recommended as an appropriate and compliant delivery route by the Football Foundation. The UK Leisure Framework allows for direct appointment of the professional team and main contractor and as such, Universal Group were appointed to design and construct Billingham Sports Hub. The outcome of this means an alternative procurement route is sought and it is now essential that the shortcomings identified during the initial commission are not repeated through this new procurement exercise. The proposed procurement approach has been specifically chosen to strengthen quality assurance, improve design coordination, and provide greater oversight throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring a more robust and deliverable outcome.
About the supplier
Align Property Partners Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 10385861).