Road Construction Supervision · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: East Sussex County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£110,000published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to Waterman Aspen

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A direct Award to appointing another temporary member of staff until a permanent one is found.

Given the urgency to maintain service continuity, further informal

market testing indicated limited availability of appropriately skilled interim resource able to mobilise immediately.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: 5 Jun 2026, 13:11 BST
Last source update: 5 Jun 2026, 13:11 BST
Authority reference: 18333
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-053327
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06aeb4 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 5 Jun 2026

Transparency notice published
5 Jun 2026, 13:11 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
30 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £110,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Waterman Aspen30 Jun 2026 – 24 Dec 2026	£110,000	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Sussex County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXGX-2145-PRQJ County Hall, St Anne's Crescent, Lewes, South East, BN7 1UEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

WATERMAN ASPEN LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02203474GB-PPON: PJXP-5697-DVZM Pickfords Wharf, London, London, SE1 9DGContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender5 Jun 2026, 13:11 BST