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
- O F W A T
- Supplier
- Cepa LLP
- Value
- £39,580
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Environmental engineering consultancy services (CPV 71313000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Jan 2026
- Published28 Jan 2026Published 25 days after the contract date
Description
To obtain and review benchmark EBIT margins from relevant sectors and comparators, including water sector returns.
About the supplier
Cepa LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC326074).