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
- Cafcass · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited
- Value
- £611,860.63
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Public administration & defence services · Fire-prevention services (CPV 75251110)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Oct 2025
- Published20 Mar 2026Published 140 days after the contract date
Description
For information only. This was a direct award against Crown Commercial Services RM6168. Lot 4 Arcadis will provide competent, practical, and proportionate support to address priority areas requiring improvement. The support will focus on six core themes: • closing out audit findings and establishing a clear evidence-based audit trail of actions taken; • strengthening fire safety assurance processes and documentation standards; • clarifying and formalising responsibilities between Cafcass, landlords, and Facilities Management (FM) providers to remove ambiguity and ensure statutory duties are clear; • improving the quality, consistency, and completeness of risk assessments across the estate; • enhancing contractor management and maintenance compliance, particularly where responsibilities sit with FM providers or landlords; and • providing technical input into the review and update of policies, guidance, workflows, and supporting documentation.
About the supplier
Arcadis Consulting (UK) Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02212959).