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
- Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Value
- £947,285
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Public utilities · Water desalination services (CPV 65122000)
- Region
- Scotland
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date14 Feb 2025
- Published11 Apr 2025Published 56 days after the contract date
Description
The British Forces Gibraltar (BFG) produces its own potable water and do not rely on host nation's water network. A water treatment plant (desalination system) is located at the Glen Rocky site which is operated and maintained by Veolia UK. Over the past months, the existing plant failed multiple times causing potable water shortage across the BFG. The main reason for the failure was the ageing system and it has become increasingly unreliable. In order to provide water resilience, there is a requirement to procure and install an additional Reverse Osmosis (RO) skid.
About the supplier
Veolia (Outsourcing) Water Limited: every public contract they have won.