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
- St Helens Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- George Cox and Sons Limited SME
- Value
- £82,980.48
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Construction work · Construction work (CPV 45000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 Jul 2026
- Published17 Jul 2026Published 9 days after the contract date
Description
Direct award via the STAR Rochdale Highways Framework
About the supplier
George Cox and Sons Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02775128).