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
- Qualter Hall & Co. Limited SME
- Value
- £2,000,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Construction materials · Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus) (CPV 44000000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
-
- Contract date15 Dec 2025
- Published19 Feb 2026Published 66 days after the contract date
Description
Two stage design & build contract for the repair of Underfall Yard sluices. This is a continuation of the Underfall Yard Sluice Repair - Design & Build Contract. Phase 2 has been broken down into 2 phases (a&b). This notice relates to the award Phase 2a of the project - professional services A further notice will be issued in due course for phase 2b - works.
About the supplier
Qualter Hall & Co. Limited: every public contract they have won.