Official UK procurement notice
Passive Fire Safety Works
Authority: Southampton City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSouthampton City Council (the Authority) has awarded a contract to CLC Contractors Limited via direct award through the Procurement for Housing Fire Safety Works Framework - Lot 7 - Whole House Building Works.
The above framework allows the Authority to complete a call of to the provider on the basis that CLC Contractors Limited are a ranked provider with national coverage and a direct award is permitted on the basis of continuation of service. This route to market has been reviewed and approved by the framework owner. The incumbent provider has a detailed knowledge of our property portfolio and the systems and processes in place to facilitate a smooth transition of services to this new direct award call-off contract. A compliantly awarded contract to our incumbent provider gives us significant added value through agreed contractual terms and benefits from the economies of scale offered via the framework, along with reassurance that the recently awarded framework has tested the market and our incumbent provider continues to be competitive.
The duration of this call of contract is 3 years +1+1 at the sole discretion of the Authority and has a proposed value across the entire potential length of the contract of approximately £15,000,000.
Accordingly, the Authority considers that public procurement law permits the award of a contract without prior publication of a contract notice to be permissible on the grounds of regulation 99(3) of the public contracts regulations 2015.
The standstill period expired at midnight on 10th March 2025.
CPV: Fire-prevention installation works · Fire-prevention services · Installation services of fire protection equipment · Miscellaneous fire-protection equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 28 Feb 2025, 09:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Mar 2025, 13:25 GMT
- Authority reference
DN2764- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-010144- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e882Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
The above framework allows the Authority to complete a call of to the provider on the basis that CLC Contractors Limited are a ranked provider with national coverage and a direct award is permitted on the basis of continuation of service. This route to market has been reviewed and approved by the framework owner. The incumbent provider has a detailed knowledge of our property portfolio and the systems and processes in place to facilitate a smooth transition of services to this new direct award call-off contract. A compliantly awarded contract to our incumbent provider gives us significant added value through agreed contractual terms and benefits from the economies of scale offered via the framework, along with reassurance that the recently awarded framework has tested the market and our incumbent provider continues to be competitive.
Publisher note: This award notice is in relation to VEAT notice 2025/S 000-007472
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated19 Mar 2025, 13:25 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLC Contractors Ltd | £15,000,000 †same award published again · counted once | — | Awarded |
| Axis CLC Solutions Limited | £15,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 007472-2025-1 · CLC Contractors Ltd
- Signed
- 26 Feb 2025
- Value
- £15,000,000
- Status
- active
Contract 010144-2025-1 · Axis CLC Solutions Limited
- Signed
- 26 Feb 2025
- Value
- £15,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England and WalesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- CLC Contractors LimitedAwarded supplier
- CLC Contractors LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.