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
- Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Ridge and Partners LLP
- Value
- £33,700
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis (CPV 71241000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Jun 2026
- Published23 Jun 2026Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) sought services to undertake the RIBA Stage 4 Design Peer review for the new High Commissioner's Residence project in Port Louis, Mauritius. Four suppliers were invited to submit quotations for provision of the abovementioned service. The procurement was conducted as a below-threshold competitive quotation exercise with evaluation taken on a like-for-like basis against the project requirements, including programme compliance and fee proposal. The contract was awarded to the supplier submitting the lowest compliant quotation. Ridge and Partners LLP were appointed as the Successful Supplier.
About the supplier
Ridge and Partners LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC309402).