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
- University of Southampton · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Guideline Lift Services Limited SME
- Value
- £138,925
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Sector
- Construction work · Lift installation work (CPV 45313100)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date5 Mar 2025
- Published14 Mar 2025Published 9 days after the contract date
Description
The University of Southampton conducted a competitive procurement exercise for the modernisation of one lift within the premises of Building 76X, University of Southampton, Wessex Lane Halls Complex, Southampton, SO18 2NU. The lift is located within a residential university premises and is now some 19 years old and in need of modernisation. It is also intended to upgrade features to comply with EN81:70. The Lift Contractor is requested to assume responsibility of Principal Contractor for the lift works. The University of Southampton is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and therefore its procurement activities are not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Advertisement of any opportunity or contract on Contracts Finder is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis.
About the supplier
Guideline Lift Services Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02438345).