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
- Tower Hamlets · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Ove Arup and Partners Limited
- Value
- £249,254
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Business services · Business and management consultancy and related services (CPV 79400000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Sep 2026
- Published29 Sep 2026Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
The London Borough of Tower Hamlet seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and competent consultant to deliver a Route Map for the South Poplar area, which will identify a delivery and governance route for the Council to oversee comprehensive regeneration within the South Poplar area, building on the 2021 Masterplan.
About the supplier
Ove Arup and Partners Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01312453).