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
- Fareham Borough Council · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Arkwood Limited SME
- Value
- £165,422.50
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Construction work · Water-treatment work (CPV 45232430)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Mar 2025
- Published22 May 2025Published 71 days after the contract date
Description
The council owns 48 properties ranging from small allotment buildings to large, sheltered housing complex. These require routine management of the water systems to maintain quality and to manage the risk from the legionella bacteria. This contract is to carry the routine serving from April 2025 to March 2030 and to undertake full water systems risk assessments for each site in 2026 and 2028.
About the supplier
Arkwood Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08294137).