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
- Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) · National or federal agency/office
- Supplier
- Alvarez & Marsal Europe LLP
- Value
- £50,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Financial & insurance services · Financial and insurance services (CPV 66000000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date24 Feb 2026
- Published17 Mar 2026Published 21 days after the contract date
Description
The purpose of this engagement is to conduct an independent review of the Options Analysis including assessment of the available options for the vehicle, determine whether any other options should be included or discounted, and provide a high level analysis of the findings.\r \r Contract signed on 16th March 2026
About the supplier
Alvarez & Marsal Europe LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC330414).