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
- Supplier
- Wicksteed Leisure Ltd SME
- Value
- £31,419.56
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
- Sector
- Construction work · Flatwork for children's play area (CPV 45236210)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Nov 2025
- Published13 Apr 2026Published 145 days after the contract date
Description
This contract is for the emergency remedial repair of safety surfacing at Central Park Play Area following criminal damage. The works involve the removal of any damaged materials and the installation of compliant wetpour safety surfacing to meet BS EN 1177 standards. The award was made to the original site installer (fire damage within 1 year of installation) to ensure technical compatibility of materials and to maintain existing product warranties. This was treated as an urgent health and safety priority to allow the reopening of the public facility.
About the supplier
Wicksteed Leisure Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00603152).