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
- Leicester City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Network Rail
- Value
- £142,557.60
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Research & development · Research and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Feb 2024
- Published19 Feb 2025Published 373 days after the contract date
Description
The Council needs to obtain rail-industry specific advice from Network Rail to inform design proposals for improvements to Leicester Station. Whilst Network Rail are providing design advice services and the commission therefore constitutes a public procurement, they are the sole provider of the service the Council requires and the contract to procure the service must therefore be a direct award to Network Rail. Network Rail are required to review and approve documentation prepared by the demolition contractor as asset owner prior to any works being undertaken. This can only be undertaken by Network Rail under the Basic Asset Protection Agreement.
About the supplier
Network Rail: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04402220).