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
- VIVID Housing Ltd · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Fair Heat Limited
- Value
- £83,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Energy-efficiency consultancy services (CPV 71314300)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 101169-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date26 Oct 2026
- Published26 Oct 2026Published the same day
Description
Fair Heat are undertaking a gap analysis and portfolio review to support VIVID in reviewing and identifying heat network regulatory gaps across communal and district heating assets. Compliant direct award via CCS framework.
About the supplier
Fair Heat Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09408296).