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
- Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Donald Insall Associates SME
- Value
- £45,000
- 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 date14 Nov 2025
- Published15 Jan 2026Published 62 days after the contract date
Description
The Council required the appointment of an Architect, Conservation Architect and Heritage Consultant to develop the RIBA Stage 3 design package and to potentially progress the project through further RIBA stages. Due to the time-critical nature of the funding requirements, the Council made a compliant direct award via the Constellia Neutral Vendor Framework. The value of the contract for RIBA Stage 3 is £45,000 (exclusive of VAT). Subject to funding being secured, subsequent RIBA stages, with a total potential contract value of £223,435.65 (exclusive of VAT).
About the supplier
Donald Insall Associates: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01550406).