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
- Crawley Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Leisure Energy Ltd
- Value
- £961,176.47
- Procedure
- Other - Below-threshold direct award without competition
- Sector
- Construction work · Electrical installation work (CPV 45310000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Dec 2024
- Published12 Dec 2024Published 9 days after the contract date
Description
Crawley Borough Council requires a Contractor to design and build a solar carport scheme at the K2 Crawley Centre in Crawley, over areas of the existing car park. The contract is inclusive of the purchase of the solar panels. Multiple route to market options were investigated however funding allocation and timetable restrictions would not have allowed for any contract to be awarded soon enough for the project to be completed on time. This was critical as funding was connected to time limitations. An exemption was granted by Crawley Borough Council, in accordance with section 6.3 of the Council's Procurement Code, to award a below-threshold works contract by direct award on the grounds of genuine urgency.
About the supplier
Leisure Energy Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08938136).