Wednesbury Town Centre Building Improvement Project (Wednesbury Levelling Up Partnership)

Official notice

Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG37)

Awarded value£100,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 21 Nov 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Berrys

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Appointment of a consultant to project manage a town centre building improvement grant scheme, including coordination of works and support for property owners and stakeholders.

CPV: Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Project management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Procured via Direct AwardAwarded

Delivery: West Midlands · Wednesbury

71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

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: 20 Aug 2025, 11:54 BST
Last source update: 20 Aug 2025, 11:54 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-050119
Classification (CPV): Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection servicesProject management consultancy services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG37)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058b2d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable for the contracting authority/entity and in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: The contract was awarded without prior publication in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, due to extreme urgency arising from unforeseen delays in the confirmation of Levelling Up Partnership programme requirements, which left the council with limited time to mobilise support. To meet strict delivery deadlines and avoid risking programme funding, the council appointed a supplier with prior experience delivering similar schemes for the authority, who was uniquely positioned to begin work immediately. The use of the negotiated procedure without prior publication is considered lawful as the urgency was unforeseeable, not caused by the authority, and no other supplier could meet the required timescales.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £100,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 21 Nov 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BerrysSME	£100,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 050119-2025-1 · BerrysSME
Signed
21 Nov 2024
Value
£100,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, B693DEContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Sandwell CouncilReview body Sandwell

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

BerrysAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02360907 Berrys, 42 Headlands, Kettering, East Midlands, NN15 7HR

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.