Contract

Building Safety Consultancy Phase 2

  • Southampton City Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-085854

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05fc98

Published 23 December 2025, 1:51pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Southampton City Council

Civic Centre, Civic Centre Road

Southampton

SO147LY

Contact

Jason Barrett

Email

jason.barrett@southampton.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKJ32 - Southampton

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Sole trader

Internet address(es)

Main address

www.southampton.gov.uk

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Building Safety Consultancy Phase 2

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Intrusive Structural Surveys

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £360,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 71312000 - Structural engineering consultancy services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKJ32 - Southampton

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Direct award via the Procure Public Building Safety Consultancy Framework which expires 02/09/2028 - Contract Notice

2024/S 000-020673 Award Notice 2024/S 000-025344.

This direct award has been completed due to Where you have an existing relationship with the Contractor/Consultant.

Where the Call Off has substantial similarities to a previous project the Contractor/Consultant was involved with (under this Framework Agreement or not).

For reasons of urgency, where it is not reasonably practical to award the Call-Off Contract by way of a Mini-Competition.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Direct award via the Procure Public Building Safety Consultancy Framework which expires 02/09/2028 - Contract Notice

2024/S 000-020673 Award Notice 2024/S 000-025344.

This direct award has been completed due to Where you have an existing relationship with the Contractor/Consultant.

Where the Call Off has substantial similarities to a previous project the Contractor/Consultant was involved with (under this Framework Agreement or not).

For reasons of urgency, where it is not reasonably practical to award the Call-Off Contract by way of a Mini-Competition.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section five. Award of contract

Title

Building Safety Consultancy Phase 2

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

22 December 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

firntec Ltd

Aquilam House, 7 Darklake View,

Plymouth, Devon

PL6 7TL

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKJ32 - Southampton
Companies House

13460282

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £360,000

Total value of the contract/lot: £360,000


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Direct award via the Procure Public Building Safety Consultancy Framework which expires 02/09/2028 - Contract Notice

2024/S 000-020673 Award Notice 2024/S 000-025344.

This direct award has been completed due to Where you have an existing relationship with the Contractor/Consultant.

Where the Call Off has substantial similarities to a previous project the Contractor/Consultant was involved with (under this Framework Agreement or not).

For reasons of urgency, where it is not reasonably practical to award the Call-Off Contract by way of a Mini-Competition.

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

High Court of England and Wales

London

Country

United Kingdom