Direct awards and no-competition notices

Recent notices

1. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
   NHSE1101 Greater Manchester (Oldham) Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) Contracts

   NHS Greater Manchester · 29 Sept 2026 · Hope Citadel Healthcare CIC · Official notice

   Rationale: The Relevant Authority intends to award these contracts via Direct Award Process C. The Relevant Authority has taken into account the key criteria and applied the basic selection criteria, and is assured, and satisfied that the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard.

2. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
   Bereavement Management Software

   Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · 29 Sept 2026 · GSS (NI) Limited · Official notice

   Rationale: The contract has been awarded through a compliant direct award under the G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14), established by the Crown Commercial Service. As a call-off from an existing framework agreement, the award was made in accordance with the framework terms and did not require a separate publication of a contract notice or further competition.

3. Below threshold - without competition
   Provision of Specialised Critical Mineral Data

   Department for Business & Trade · 29 Sept 2026 · The Project Blue Group Limited · Official notice

4. Below threshold - without competition
   Maintenance of Lap Stacks, Endoscopy Stacks & Surgical Equipment

   YORK TEACHING HOSPITAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LLP · 29 Sept 2026 · STRYKER UK LIMITED · Official notice

5. Below threshold - without competition
   Social Care Systems Transformation Programme Manager

   London Borough of Sutton · 29 Sept 2026 · CORNESS CONSULTANCY LTD · Official notice

6. Below threshold - without competition
   Gutter Clearances

   NSAH (ALLIANCE HOMES) LIMITED · 29 Sept 2026 · CLEANTEC CLEANING SERVICES SW LTD · Official notice

7. Below threshold - without competition
   Provision of Chartered Surveyors Services to assist with compulsory purchase and land take issues associated with the A511 MRN Growth Corridor Scheme

   Leicestershire County Council · 29 Sept 2026 · BRUTON KNOWLES LIMITED · Official notice

8. Direct award
   Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation provision - Highwater House

   Norfolk County Council · 29 Sept 2026 · ST MARTINS HOUSING TRUST · Official notice

9. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
   CA18/05485

   Mining Remediation Authority · 29 Sept 2026 · Soil Engineering Geoservices Ltd · Official notice

   Rationale: The contract was awarded through a call-off under the Mining Remediation Authority's existing Ground Investigation Framework Agreement. The framework was established following a competitive procurement process and permits the award of call-off contracts in accordance with its terms.

10. Below threshold - without competition
    University of South Wales Social Media Management: China

    University of South Wales · 29 Sept 2026 · PingPong Digital · Official notice

11. Below threshold - without competition
    MSc Data Visualization

    Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · 29 Sept 2026 · The University of Warwick · Official notice

12. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    WAS-DCO-64324 - Rhyl Ambulance Station Building Control Fees

    NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) · 29 Sept 2026 · LAWRAY LIMITED · Official notice

    Rationale: This is a significant project that has been under development throughout 2026. The supplier was engaged to provide the RIBA design services during the early stages of the project and has developed detailed knowledge of the site, project requirements, constraints, and stakeholder objectives. As a result of their extensive involvement and understanding of the project, the Trust considered them best placed to ensure continuity, minimise project risk, and maintain programme delivery. Consequently, the Trust elected to proceed with a direct call off under framework to the incumbent supplier.

13. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    Financial Reporting and Forecasting Tool

    Southampton City Council · 29 Sept 2026 · Mercur Solutions (UK) Ltd · Official notice

    Rationale: This was a direct award using the G-Cloud 14 framework (RM1557.14).

14. Below threshold - without competition
    Calibration of Climet Particle Counters and Climet Viable Counters

    Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management · 29 Sept 2026 · Optical Sciences Ltd · Official notice

15. Below threshold - without competition
    Repairs at the Main Airlock Support (Between D1127 and Sphere).

    Nuclear Restoration Services Limited · 29 Sept 2026 · Gows Lybster Limited · Official notice

16. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    Provision of Niche Servers and 5 Year Support

    The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex · 29 Sept 2026 · XMA LTD · Official notice

    Rationale: Price only further competition Provision of Niche Servers with 5 years parts only support. The award was based on price only, with the contract awarded to the compliant supplier offering the lowest total evaluated price.

17. Below threshold - without competition
    Homes England - Esuasive Notes Attachment Plugin (Low Value Direct Award)

    Homes England · 29 Sept 2026 · DB GROUP LIMITED (t/a Esuasive) · Official notice

18. Below threshold - without competition
    Touchsafe Nurse Call System

    COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 29 Sept 2026 · EDMUNDSON ELECTRICAL LIMITED · Official notice

19. Below threshold - without competition
    Strengthening of bridge beams at Exeter Waterloo Railway bridge

    National Highways Limited · 29 Sept 2026 · NETWORK RAIL · Official notice

20. Direct award
    HAR6202 South Poplar Connections Route Map

    Tower Hamlets · 29 Sept 2026 · £249k · Ove Arup & Partners Limited · Official notice

21. Below threshold - without competition
    Batch 129 Emmanuel

    London Borough of Haringey · 29 Sept 2026 · D C K CONSTRUCTION LIMITED · Official notice

22. Below threshold - without competition
    Windows 10 Extended Security 2026 Per Device - Licence

    COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 29 Sept 2026 · PHOENIX SOFTWARE LIMITED · Official notice

23. Direct award
    CA18508 - Trafford and Stockport College Group Microsoft Licenses

    Trafford College · 29 Sept 2026 · £623k · Phoenix Software Ltd · Official notice

24. Below threshold - without competition
    Hayle Highlanes - JCT D&B CHL331

    COASTLINE DESIGN AND BUILD LIMITED · 29 Sept 2026 · EBC PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED · Official notice

25. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    T-Spot Testing Provided by Oxfordshire Diagnostic Laboratories

    Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · 29 Sept 2026 · Oxford Diagnostic Laboratories · Official notice

    Rationale: Oxfordshire Diagnostic Laboratories will provide T-Spot testing for GHFT patients on a cost and volume basis. This contract was awarded under the Provider Selection Regime Direct Award A due to being the only provider of such test.

26. Below threshold - without competition
    Legal Online Resource

    Southampton City Council · 29 Sept 2026 · THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) UK LIMITED · Official notice

27. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    Elective Acute Healthcare Services - CAN

    NHS SURREY AND SUSSEX INTEGRATED CARE BOARD · 29 Sept 2026 · Dorking Healthcare Ltd (NNE) · Official notice

    Rationale: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023.

28. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    HSCCA Recruitment

    Southampton City Council · 29 Sept 2026 · Reed Specialist Recruitment Ltd · Official notice

    Rationale: The contract was awarded following a further competition conducted under ESPO Framework Agreement 3S-22 Strategic HR Services. The framework agreement was established following a compliant procurement procedure and the contract was awarded in accordance with the framework agreement call-off provisions. A separate contract notice was not required because the procurement was undertaken through an existing framework agreement.

29. Below threshold - without competition
    Internet Protocol Television Solution

    Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands · 29 Sept 2026 · GRIFFIN VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS LTD · Official notice

30. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    SWISH Online Sexual Health Services

    SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 29 Sept 2026 · Preventx Limited · Official notice

    Rationale: Framework direct award for a short term contract to align with the Trust's contract for the provision of Somerset Wide Integrated Sexual Health Services.

31. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    Endoscopy Insourcing Services - Additional Capacity to Support Diagnostic and Cancer Pathway Targets

    Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board · 29 Sept 2026 · ID Medical Group Ltd · Official notice

    Rationale: The contract is being awarded through the SBS10203 Insourcing of Clinical Services Framework using the framework award without competition process in accordance with Regulation 21 of the Health Services (Provider Selection Regime) (Wales) Regulations 2025. The procurement is a framework call-off and does not require a separate competition.

32. Direct award
    The Economist 400 subscriptions

    Home Office · 29 Sept 2026 · THE ECONOMIST NEWSPAPER LIMITED · Official notice

    Rationale: There are a number of required benefits that the subscription to the Economist will bring, that will substantially improve officials’ performance in the following duties, per the need to provide the best possible advice to Home Office Ministers and senior officals.

33. Below threshold - without competition
    X54 EBIKES

    Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands · 29 Sept 2026 · HALFORDS LIMITED · Official notice

34. Direct award
    The Greenways, Goole - Phase 2

    Thirteen Housing Group Limited · 29 Sept 2026 · BEAL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED · Official notice

    Rationale: Beal Developments Limited own the land comprising the development site and it has agreed to transfer this right to Thirteen, but only on the condition that it carries out the proposed development. The land is not offered for sale without this condition and a development at this location cannot be acquired from any other person. Thirteen therefore considers that Beal Developments Limited has an exclusive right to carry out the works required to complete the development and intends to grant a contract to Beal Developments, with planning permission and ready for Construction, can be acquired in the locality as a reasonable alternative.

35. Below threshold - without competition
    Nursing Respite Bed

    Swindon Borough Council · 29 Sept 2026 · COATE WATER CARE COMPANY (CHURCH VIEW NURSING HOME) LIMITED · Official notice

36. Below threshold - without competition
    Q-Pulse QMS SaaS Database

    Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands · 29 Sept 2026 · IDEAGEN GAEL LIMITED · Official notice

37. Below threshold - without competition
    Q-Pulse Database

    Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands · 29 Sept 2026 · IDEAGEN GAEL LIMITED · Official notice

38. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    Supply and installation of SD-WAN devices and consultancy

    The Police & Crime Commissioner for Sussex · 29 Sept 2026 · UBDS Limited · Official notice

    Rationale: The procurement was conducted through the G-Cloud 14 Framework in accordance with the framework rules and the Authority's procurement procedures.

39. Below threshold - without competition
    Guildhall Mechanical Design Lot 1 North Wing & GJR, Beveridge Associates 01 DWS Design RIBA 4 C1525CW175

    The Mayor and Commonalty and Citizens of the City of London · 29 Sept 2026 · Beveridge Associates Partnership Limited · Official notice

40. Below threshold - without competition
    Uniform Guards

    Police and Crime Commissioner for West Midlands · 29 Sept 2026 · D.M.S Protective Equipment Limited · Official notice