Contract award · 7 Oct 2024

Whitehouse Road / Forest Road Junction Improvement

Isle of Wight Council awarded “Whitehouse Road / Forest Road Junction Improvement” to Groundsell Contracting Limited for £35,000.

No competitionAgricultural & horticultural servicesSouth East

Value £35,000

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.

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Key facts

Buyer
Isle of Wight Council · Regional or local authority
Value
£35,000
Procedure
Direct award
Sector
Agricultural & horticultural services · Horticultural services (CPV 77300000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date7 Oct 2024
  2. Published15 Jan 2025Published 100 days after the contract date

Description

Urgent removal and replacement to set back hedge line outside of bird nesting season to improve visibility in response to coroner findings in advance of a more comprehensive junction improvement.

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