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
- Homes in Somerset Limited · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Bell Group Ltd SME
- Value
- £10,000,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction work · Building installation work (CPV 45300000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 101401-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Oct 2026
- Published27 Oct 2026Published 26 days after the contract date
Description
Retrofit home improvements to properties within Somerset. Additional information: This contract was awarded under the SWPA framework reference N9 for retrofit and decarbonisation works via a mini competition
About the supplier
Bell Group Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company SC114142).