Notice Information
Notice Title
Belfast Office Extension
Notice Description
This report sets out the justification, evaluation findings, and compliance basis for awarding the WP127 Belfast Office Extension contract to Somerville Fitout Ltd via a regulated below threshold direct award under Part 6 of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) This procurement was not a call-off from a framework agreement. The RM6088 framework was attempted but exhausted, so the report recommends a below-threshold direct award under Part 6 of the Procurement Act 2023.)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-131562bd-0371-4d36-9878-5f54e8663f63
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f2a5be63-b566-4675-a7b3-840380f26ef9
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Works
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Other - Direct Award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
45400000 - Building completion work
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £135,591 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Jul 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 10 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Feb 20265 months ago
- Contract Period
- 11 Feb 2026 - 10 Feb 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- EC1Y 8YZ
- Post Town
- Central London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI43 Haringey and Islington
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Islington
- Electoral Ward
- Bunhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Islington South and Finsbury
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f2a5be63-b566-4675-a7b3-840380f26ef9
27th July 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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