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
- Gateshead Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Esh Construction Ltd
- Value
- £748,022.81
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Construction work · Reservoir construction works (CPV 45247270)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 101431-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Oct 2026
- Published27 Oct 2026Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
Direct Award via NEPO0211 Lot 3
About the supplier
Esh Construction Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02529939).