Official UK procurement notice
Purchase of Blashford Community Respite Facility
Authority: London Borough of Camden (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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 publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0687b9Find 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.
- 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- Notice published187 days ago21 Apr 2026, 15:45 BST
- Standstill ends178 days ago30 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Apr 2026- Transparency notice published21 Apr 2026, 15:37 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published21 Apr 2026, 15:45 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PORTAKABIN LIMITED1 May 2026 – 2 May 2026 | £200,000 | 21 Apr 2026standstill to 30 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Portakabin LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender