Official UK procurement notice
Geotechnical Site Investigations · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Norwich City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAwarded contract compliantly under Reg 32 (2) as Emergency requirement as not possible to vary the supplier's existing contract for adhoc services (ref: NRW/HSC/9852/G) under Regulation 72.
CPV: Building surveying services · Geotechnical engineering services · Ground investigation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Following water leak in Norwich and the appearance of a sinkhole, supplier of existing…Awarded
Following water leak in Norwich and the appearance of a sinkhole, supplier of existing adhoc Geotechnical Site Investigations contacted to attend to work with the council to make site area safe and to assess surrounding area. Retaining services for period of 1 year as and when needed.
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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Mar 2023, 17:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Mar 2023, 17:17 GMT
- Authority reference
NRW/20340- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-008738- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b612Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Following a serious water leak and the appearance of a sinkhole, the existing supplier who had been awarded a contract for an adhoc smaller value services contract (£132k) which had been awarded following an open process (although under PCR threshold for services) was called upon in an emergency to assist the council in geotechnical site investigations to make the area safe. New contract arrangement awarded compliantly under Regulation 32 (2) of PCR Regulations 2015 (as Regulation 72 for a variation was not available as an option due to the new value of £200k).
- Review procedure
any objections will be considered by the council's legal representation, nplaw prior to any further action.
Publisher note: Contract awarded compliantly under Regulation 32 (2) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 as an emergency procurement requirement.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Group Environmental Limited | £200,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Geotechnical Site Investigations · Harrison Group Environmental Limited
- Signed
- 26 Jan 2023
- Value
- £200,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- nplawReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Harrison Group Environmental LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.