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
- Norfolk County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Ove Arup & Partners Ltd
- Value
- £185,481
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Business and management consultancy services (CPV 79410000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 099201-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date20 Jul 2026
- Published20 Oct 2026Published 92 days after the contract date
Description
Norfolk and Suffolk County Councils have let a contract for the delivery of a Spatial Development Strategy. The Councils have identified the need for additional professional services to support their work in preparing for delivery. The contract will be in the sole name of Norfolk County Council. Norfolk County Council reserves the right to order additional services from the winning bidder if further work is required that arise from this consultancy requirement. Additional information: This was a further competition under ESPO Consultancy Services Framework 664_25 Lot 8f
About the supplier
Ove Arup & Partners Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01312453).