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
- Wolverhampton City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Wilks Head and Eve
- Value
- £125,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Business services · Accounting, auditing and fiscal services (CPV 79200000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Oct 2026
- Published19 Oct 2026Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
The Council is required to undertake periodic valuations of its land and building assets to support the preparation of the Statement of Accounts and ensure compliance with the CIPFA Code of Practice on Local Authority Accounting and relevant accounting standards. The valuation programme covers a significant portfolio of operational and non-operational assets and provides the fair value and existing use value information required for financial reporting, capital strategy decision-making and asset management purposes.
About the supplier
Wilks Head and Eve: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC315743).