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Published 21 Apr 2026, 15:37 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Purchase of Blashford Community Respite Facility

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Camden (Local council)

Direct award
Awarded value£200,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 21 Apr 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to PORTAKABIN LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The London Borough of Camden intends to purchase an existing portacabin building currently installed and in use as the Blashford Community Respite Facility. The facility comprises a large modular cabin with associated decking, ramped access, toilets (including accessible facilities), kitchen, meeting rooms, furnishings, utilities, and associated external amenity space. The facility has been in continuous use since 2023 as part of the Chalcots Major Works Programme and provides a valued community space supporting residents, children, and local charities. The proposed purchase will retain the facility for medium- to long-term community use (5-15 years), avoiding dismantling, waste, and loss of community benefit.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
21 Apr 2026, 15:37 BST
Last source update
21 Apr 2026, 15:45 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036249
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
London (UKI31)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0687b9 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification
  • The asset to be procured is an existing, specific portacabin already installed, connected, commissioned, and integrated into the Blashford site.
  • Portakabin Limited is the sole legal owner and supplier of this specific asset.
  • Procuring an alternative supplier would require removal of the existing facility, loss of the current asset, additional reinstatement works, significant additional cost, programme delay, and loss of community benefit.
  • There is no reasonable alternative that would meet the Council's requirements without disproportionate cost, waste, and risk.
Review and risk notes
Risks

Risks relate primarily to asset condition, third‑party land permissions, and ongoing management arrangements following purchase. These are mitigated through compliance documentation provided at sale, continued engagement with the landowner, and a licence agreement placing day‑to‑day management responsibilities on the operating charity.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

21 Apr 2026 → 30 Apr 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published187 days ago
    21 Apr 2026, 15:45 BST
  2. Standstill ends178 days ago
    30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Apr 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    21 Apr 2026, 15:37 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    21 Apr 2026, 15:45 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £200,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PORTAKABIN LIMITED1 May 2026 – 2 May 2026£200,00021 Apr 2026standstill to 30 Apr 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Camden

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZXL-5842-VBBG Town Hall, Judd Street, London, London, WC1H 9JEContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Portakabin LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 0685303GB-PPON: PJDD-4445-QMBM Yorkon House, YORK, Yorkshire & Humber, YO32 9PTContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender