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
- Westminster City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Mitre Construction Company Limited SME
- Value
- £279,676
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Construction work · Shop units construction work (CPV 45213112)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date5 Aug 2026
- Published4 Sep 2026Published 30 days after the contract date
Description
A main contractor was appointed for improvement of shopfronts across the Paddington/Bayswater area as a way to attract footfall and improve the local economy. The main contractor was appointed in late 2025, however, went into administration in April 2025. Works had already commenced on six shopfronts so the Council required urgent works to make good the sites for public safety and for shop owners. Completion works were required to finish the works at six shopfronts. The contract award relates to the remedial and completion works to these shopfronts.
About the supplier
Mitre Construction Company Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01928863).