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
- Bristol City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Constellia Public Ltd SME
- Value
- £421,583.64
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services (CPV 71000000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Jul 2026
- Published12 Aug 2026Published 15 days after the contract date
Description
Essential highways civil engineering design resource to assist with the design work required to deliver the A4 Portway Strategic Corridor. Issues have been found with the previous design revision that render the current drawings not buildable, the design resource being brought in will rectify this and reissue the designs to the contractor. Call-off to Constellia was completed via the Consultancy & Professional Services Agreement (AEC3).
About the supplier
Constellia Public Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08664789).