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
- London Borough of Hackney · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Hamilton Architects LLP SME
- Value
- £193,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis (CPV 71241000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date24 Aug 2026
- Published24 Aug 2026Published the same day
Description
The purpose of this contract is to appoint a lead Architect, working in collaboration with a specialist Mechanical & Electrical Engineer and a Quantity Surveyor, to deliver a comprehensive feasibility study for replacing the end of life secondary cooling system across all 5 floors of the Hackney Service Centre (HSC), located at 1 Hillman Street. The contract is being awarded as a Direct Award from AMD Professional Consultancy Services Framework Lot 1.
About the supplier
Hamilton Architects LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company NC000755).