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
- Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) · National or federal agency/office
- Supplier
- Prior+Partners Ltd SME
- Value
- £169,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Technical planning services (CPV 71356400)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Jun 2026
- Published25 Sep 2026Published 105 days after the contract date
Description
Direct award to partner to develop a concept spatial framework for the Rural Southern Cluster, one of Greater Cambridge's most strategically significant growth areas with a concentration of nationally important life sciences assets.
About the supplier
Prior+Partners Ltd: every public contract they have won.