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
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Walter Lilly & Co. Limited SME
- Value
- £176,567.47
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Construction work · Laboratory building construction work (CPV 45214610)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
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- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Jul 2026
- Published31 Jul 2026Published 10 days after the contract date
Description
The Contractor shall design, supply, install, test and commission all modifications required to B265 Suite C to facilitate the interim accommodation of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) mice from Q4 2026 pending completion of B448. The works shall provide a compliant facility suitable for the handling and containment of TSEs (non-conventional pathogens up to ACDP3).
About the supplier
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