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
- The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £3,951,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Hospitality & catering · Letting services of short-stay furnished accommodation (CPV 55250000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Jun 2025
- Published10 Jul 2025Published 10 days after the contract date
Description
The contract is for the provision of emergency temporary accommodation for homeless households within the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames. The Council has a statutory duty to provide Temporary Accommodation (TA) as emergency housing for eligible homeless households who are not intentionally homeless and are vulnerable. The contract offers bed spaces on a nightly-paid basis within the borough, ensuring residents retain access to local services, community support, and educational or employment opportunities. A 3 +1+1 year contract award is made in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 on the basis that competition for technical reasons is absent. Market engagement identified only one suitable supplier within the borough with the capabilities and capacity to meet the Council's requirements.
About the supplier
YMCA Surbiton at (St Paul's Group): every public contract they have won.