01 Procurement
Tender overview
- Buyer
- Chelmsford City Council
- Status
- Complete
- Procurement method
- Direct award
- Category
- Not supplied
- CPV classification
- Not supplied
- Tender period
- Not supplied — Not supplied
Description
Chelmsford City Council has a statutory duty to provide building control services within its geographical area. Due to a national shortage of qualified building control inspectors, the council has been unable to recruit permanently to this role despite repeated attempts. To prevent a breakdown in statutory service delivery, the council previously awarded a 6-month temporary contract to Sarto Thomas to provide a Building Control Manager. This contract is due to expire, and recruitment efforts remain unsuccessful. The Council has undertaken a direct award for a further 12 month contract to ensure continuity of services.
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02 Awards and contracts
Published award records
Building Control Management Services
- Awarded
- 16 December 2025
- Award value
- £192,000
- Suppliers
- 1
- Signed contract
- 9 January 2026
03 Organisations
Buyers, suppliers and other parties
Chelmsford City Council
Civic Centre, Chelmsford, UKH36, CM1 1JE, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PYRZ-1467-WNJWSarto Thomas
2nd Floor, 1635 Parkway, Hampshire,, UKJ36, PO15 7AH, United Kingdom
Companies House 13657240 →Companies House links appear only for explicit GB-COH identifiers. BritDB does not create company links from a similar name or address.
04 Provenance
Source for this process
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