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
- Wigan Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Atkins Realis SME
- Value
- £29,981.65
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services (CPV 71000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date5 Sep 2025
- Published2 Oct 2025Published 27 days after the contract date
Description
We are seeking to appoint a consultant to design and prepare to go to tender for Ashton Library. The contract would also explore costs of some refurbishment works to bring in line with today's library delivery visions for more flexible and community based approach. Ashton Library is a Grade II Listed Carnegie building with which we need to understand and explore what can be done to restore and keep this Building within Wigan Council Corporate stock.
About the supplier
Atkins Realis: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00688424).