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
- Derby City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Sculpture Works Limited SME
- Value
- £60,000
- Procedure
- Other - Direct Award
- Sector
- Recreation, culture & sport · Works of art (CPV 92311000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Nov 2025
- Published13 Jan 2026Published 56 days after the contract date
Description
The commissioning of unique artwork/s to the Friar Gate Bridge Derby that identify the division between the bridge and the new Goods Yard public open space. This commission is funded by the council Section 106 specifically for public art works and can only be spent on permanent public art works.
About the supplier
Sculpture Works Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05197170).