Unawarded contract
This contract will not be signed.
Date of decision not to sign contract
14 August 2025
Reason for not signing contract
Procurement Reference: DN772784
Contracting Authority: Bury Council
Date of Decision to Terminate: 14 August 2025
Termination Statement:
Following the publication of the tender notice on the 28th April 2025 in respect of the above procurement, the Council has decided not to award the contract.
During the standstill period, it was brought to the attention of the Council that the procurement process had not complied with the correct legal framework. The Council had inadvertently and erroneously carried out the procurement in compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR15), notwithstanding the fact that the PCR15 were no longer in force when the procurement was commenced, having been replaced by PA23 on 24 February 2025.
Further, the review of the procurement process identified that the Council had not maintained sufficiently detailed records of the rationale of the scores awarded to each bidder to enable it to adequately discharge its obligations.
In light of these findings, the Council had no option but to terminate the procurement
Additional Information:
The Council intends to re-procure the services in the coming months, in compliance with the Procurement Act 2023
Contracting authority
Metropolitan borough of Bury
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVVT-2483-WWMH
Town Hall, Knowsley Street
Bury
BL9 0SW
United Kingdom
Region: UKD37 - Greater Manchester North East
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government