Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 18 Mar 2026, 14:47 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Building Safety Consultancy Phase 2B

Official notice

Authority: Southampton City Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: South East (UKJ32)

Awarded value£650,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 13 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to FIRNTEC LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Intrusive Structural Surveys - phase 2b

CPV: Structural engineering consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Direct award via the Procure Public Building Safety Consultancy Framework which expires 02/09/2028 - Contract Notice

2024/S 000-020673 Award Notice 2024/S 000-025344.

This direct award has been completed due to Where you have an existing relationship with the Contractor/Consultant.

Where the Call Off has substantial similarities to a previous project the Contractor/Consultant was involved with (under this Framework Agreement or not).

For reasons of urgency, where it is not reasonably practical to award the Call-Off Contract by way of a Mini-Competition.

Delivery: South East

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 Mar 2026, 14:47 GMT
Last source update: 18 Mar 2026, 14:47 GMT
Authority reference: SCC-2026-0645B
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-024698
Classification (CPV): Structural engineering consultancy services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ32)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066dd7 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Direct award via the Procure Public Building Safety Consultancy Framework which expires 02/09/2028 - Contract Notice
2024/S 000-020673 Award Notice 2024/S 000-025344.
This direct award has been completed due to Where you have an existing relationship with the Contractor/Consultant.
Where the Call Off has substantial similarities to a previous project the Contractor/Consultant was involved with (under this Framework Agreement or not).
For reasons of urgency, where it is not reasonably practical to award the Call-Off Contract by way of a Mini-Competition.

Publisher note: Direct award via the Procure Public Building Safety Consultancy Framework which expires 02/09/2028 - Contract Notice 2024/S 000-020673 Award Notice 2024/S 000-025344. This direct award has been completed due to Where you have an existing relationship with the Contractor/Consultant. Where the Call Off has substantial similarities to a previous project the Contractor/Consultant was involved with (under this Framework Agreement or not). For reasons of urgency, where it is not reasonably practical to award the Call-Off Contract by way of a Mini-Competition.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £650,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 13 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
FIRNTEC LTD	£650,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Building Safety Consultancy Phase 2B · FIRNTEC LTD
Signed
13 Mar 2026
Value
£650,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southampton City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local agency/officeGeneral public services Civic Centre, Civic Centre Road, Southampton, South East, SO147LYContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Firntec LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 13460282 Aquilam House, 7 Darklake View,, Plymouth, Devon, South West, PL6 7TL

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.