Direct awards and no-competition notices

Recent notices

1. Below threshold - without competition
   HESA Subscription 26/27

   University of the West of England · 25 Sept 2026 · JISC · Official notice

2. Below threshold - without competition
   SITS Subscription

   University of the West of England · 25 Sept 2026 · Tribal Education Limited · Official notice

3. Below threshold - without competition
   Provision of Canine Support Services with Explosive Search Capacity

   Nuclear Restoration Services Limited · 25 Sept 2026 · Diagnose UK Limited · Official notice

4. Direct awardUK5
   Chesterfield Gas Cylinders

   Defence Equipment and Support · 25 Sept 2026 · Chesterfield Special Cylinders Ltd · Official notice

   Rationale: The Support Capabilities and Commodities Team within National Armaments Director Group (NADG), part of the UK Ministry of Defence (the “Authority”), intends to award a contract to Chesterfield Specialist Cylinders Limited (“CSC”) (the “Contractor”) for minor specification redesign, Post Design Services (PDS) and associated procurement of spares relating to the uplift of aircraft cylinder specifications. The total value of the contract is £1,997,450.00 Ex VAT. CSC currently supplies the goods and services in question to the Authority under a contract valued at £797,500 that is due to expire in October 2027 and is being extended for 6 months until April 2028. The Authority sent a request for information (“RFI”) to market participants as a means of gauging interest in alternative delivery mechanisms but received no responses. In accordance with Section 41(1)(a) of the Procurement Act 2023 (the “Act”), the Authority intends to rely on the Single Supplier direct award justification, as set out in Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 of the Act, to award this additional requirement directly to CSC. CSC is the sole economic operator capable of delivering this requirement due to its role as the approved Design Organisation (DO) and Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), holding the design licence, technical drawings, product knowledge, and in-service reliability data for the equipment. CSC also holds the specialist tooling required to manufacture these components and ensure configuration and quality control. Given the complexity, age, and airworthiness-critical nature of the equipment, there is no alternative supplier that could acquire the necessary expertise, design authority, trend history, and regulatory approvals within acceptable timescales without unacceptable safety, interoperability, and operational risks to the armed forces, including potential aircraft grounding.

5. Below threshold - without competitionUK5
   Burnley Town Hall - Replacement Fire Alarm System

   Burnley Borough Council · 25 Sept 2026 · CATCHPOINT (UK) LTD. · Official notice

6. Below threshold - without competition
   DBS checks

   University of the West of England · 25 Sept 2026 · FIRST ADVANTAGE EUROPE LTD · Official notice

7. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
   Transcription, Stenography and Recording Services

   Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime · 25 Sept 2026 · Appen UK Ltd · Official notice

   Rationale: Provision of typing services for the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS).

8. Direct award
   TfL 97218 - Seven Sisters Temporary Market Operator Services

   Transport for London · 25 Sept 2026 · MARKET PLACE MANAGEMENT LIMITED · Official notice

   Rationale: The contract will be directly awarded under section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023, relying on Schedule 5, paragraph 6. Due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only Market Place Management Limited can provide the required uninterrupted services for the limited 13-month period. The incumbent has embedded the unique, site-specific, operational procedures, safety arrangements, trader records, licensing and compliance processes, rent-management systems and stakeholder relationships required for uninterrupted operation of the market. A replacement provider would have to duplicate mobilisation, due diligence, document transfer and validation, stakeholder engagement and operational familiarisation, creating disproportionate cost and a material risk of service disruption. The procurement has not been artificially narrowed and the scope remains limited to the existing market operator services.

9. Below threshold - without competition
   Annual licence, support and maintenance

   University of the West of England · 25 Sept 2026 · KINETIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED · Official notice

10. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    Venue Booking Services

    Mayor's Office for Policing and Crime · 25 Sept 2026 · Calder Conferences Ltd · Official notice

    Rationale: The contract was awarded via a direct award under Crown Commercial Service Framework RM6342, Lot 3. Calder Conferences Ltd was the sole supplier appointed to the Lot and, in accordance with the framework provisions, no further competition was required.

11. Direct award
    Supply of Mobile Breathing Air Compressor

    Sellafield Limited · 25 Sept 2026 · Factair Ltd · Official notice

12. Below threshold - without competition
    C&H Talking Therapies PCMIS

    Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · 25 Sept 2026 · PCMIS Health Technologies Ltd · Official notice

13. Below threshold - without competition
    DDTS Executive Board Primary Colours Development Programme

    DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS · 25 Sept 2026 · Edgecumbe Consulting Group · Official notice

14. Below threshold - without competition
    White Book Print

    University of the West of England · 25 Sept 2026 · THOMSON REUTERS (PROFESSIONAL) UK LIMITED · Official notice

15. Below threshold - without competitionUK5
    Children's Social Care Subject Access Request (SAR) redaction

    Bristol City Council · 25 Sept 2026 · Bath & North East Somerset Council · Official notice

16. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    Procurement of 1x Food Waste Vehicle

    East Hampshire District Council · 25 Sept 2026 · Trest Limited · Official notice

    Rationale: Procurement via further competition under Lot 2 of the North East Procurement Organisation HGV & Specialist Vehicles Procurement Framework.

17. Below threshold - without competition
    SAGE CATALYST collection 2026-2027

    University of South Wales · 25 Sept 2026 · SAGE PUBLICATIONS LIMITED · Official notice

18. Below threshold - without competition
    Day Care Services - Age UK

    Blackburn with Darwen · 25 Sept 2026 · Age UK Blackburn with Darwen · Official notice

19. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    Independent Supported Living Young Person

    South Tyneside Borough Council · 25 Sept 2026 · Inspired Care Limited · Official notice

    Rationale: Call off from ISL Framework

20. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    Contract Award for the Procurement of a Health and Safety Digital Solution for LACD

    Leisure and Culture Dundee · 25 Sept 2026 · Softcat · Official notice

    Rationale: The contract was awarded by direct award under the NHS Shared Business Services Digital Workplace Solutions 2 Framework. The framework was procured and established in accordance with the applicable procurement legislation, and Dundee City Council is entitled to access and award contracts under the framework. The framework terms permit the award of contracts by direct award and the award has been made in accordance with those terms. As the contract has been awarded through an existing compliant framework agreement, a separate procurement procedure and prior publication of a contract notice was not required.

21. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    Procurement of Pupil Journaling Software for Dundee Schools

    Dundee City Council · 25 Sept 2026 · Softcat · Official notice

    Rationale: The contract was awarded by direct award under the NHS Shared Business Services Digital Workplace Solutions 2 Framework. The framework was procured and established in accordance with the applicable procurement legislation, and Dundee City Council is entitled to access and award contracts under the framework. The framework terms permit the award of contracts by direct award and the award has been made in accordance with those terms. As the contract has been awarded through an existing compliant framework agreement, a separate procurement procedure and prior publication of a contract notice was not required.

22. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    Contract Award for the Procurement of Beyond Trust Software Services

    Dundee City Council · 25 Sept 2026 · Softcat · Official notice

    Rationale: The contract was awarded by direct award under the NHS Shared Business Services Digital Workplace Solutions 2 Framework. The framework was procured and established in accordance with the applicable procurement legislation, and Dundee City Council is entitled to access and award contracts under the framework. The framework terms permit the award of contracts by direct award and the award has been made in accordance with those terms. As the contract has been awarded through an existing compliant framework agreement, a separate procurement procedure and prior publication of a contract notice was not required.

23. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    Contract Award for the procurement of an E- Learning Portal

    Dundee City Council · 25 Sept 2026 · Learning Pool Ltd · Official notice

    Rationale: The contract was awarded by direct award under the Crown Commercial Service G Cloud 14 Framework. The framework was procured and established in accordance with the applicable procurement legislation, and Dundee City Council is entitled to access and award contracts under the framework. The framework terms permit the award of contracts by direct award and the award has been made in accordance with those terms. As the contract has been awarded through an existing compliant framework agreement, a separate procurement procedure and prior publication of a contract notice was not required.

24. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    Procurement of Council Payment System Software

    Dundee City Council · 25 Sept 2026 · Access Paysuite Ltd · Official notice

    Rationale: The contract was awarded by direct award under the Crown Commercial Service G Cloud 14 Framework. The framework was procured and established in accordance with the applicable procurement legislation, and Dundee City Council is entitled to access and award contracts under the framework. The framework terms permit the award of contracts by direct award and the award has been made in accordance with those terms. As the contract has been awarded through an existing compliant framework agreement, a separate procurement procedure and prior publication of a contract notice was not required.

25. Below threshold - without competition
    Day Care Services - DOPWA

    Blackburn with Darwen · 25 Sept 2026 · DOPWA · Official notice

26. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    Procurement of a Flexible Workforce Management Software System

    Dundee City Council · 25 Sept 2026 · Teacher Booker · Official notice

    Rationale: The contract was awarded by direct award under the Crown Commercial Service Framework RM6238 - Supply Teachers and Temporary Staffing (STaTS). The framework was procured and established in accordance with the applicable procurement legislation, and Dundee City Council is entitled to access and award contracts under the framework. The framework terms permit the award of contracts by direct award and the award has been made in accordance with those terms. As the contract has been awarded through an existing compliant framework agreement, a separate procurement procedure and prior publication of a contract notice was not required.

27. Below threshold - without competitionUK5
    Ground Contamination Works

    Gov Facility Services Ltd · 25 Sept 2026 · SDM FUEL SOLUTIONS LIMITED · Official notice

28. Below threshold - without competition
    DSA Highmast Survey

    City of Doncaster Council · 24 Sept 2026 · Luceco plc (Kingfisher Lighting) · Official notice

29. Direct award
    Cryo-EM Talos Arctica Service Contract

    NPL Management Limited · 24 Sept 2026 · FEI UK LIMITED · Official notice

30. Below threshold - without competition
    Appointment of MEPH Engineer

    Peabody Trust · 24 Sept 2026 · Mendick Waring Limited · Official notice

31. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    New Build Housing Development at Ruchazie Place, Cranhill, Glasgow

    Thenue Housing Association Limited · 24 Sept 2026 · Sim Building Group Ltd · Official notice

    Rationale: Thenue Housing Association Limited intends to award a Design & Build Contract to SIM Building Group Ltd for the delivery of approximately 12 affordable housing units at Ruchazie Place, Glasgow. SIM Building Group Ltd owns the development site and has offered to transfer the site to Thenue Housing Association Limited for the purpose of delivering affordable housing. The transfer of the site is conditional upon SIM Building Group Ltd being appointed as Design & Build Contractor for the development. This notice is published voluntarily in the interests of transparency and good governance and to provide advance notification of the Association's intention to award the contract without prior competition. Justification - Protection of exclusive rights, including ownership and control of the development site required for the proposed affordable housing development.

32. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    SEC-MALS and DSC

    ASTON UNIVERSITY · 24 Sept 2026 · Waters Limited · Official notice

    Rationale: This contract was awarded as a direct call-off under SUPC/APUC Framework Agreement (Lot LAB 1029 AP), established under PCR 2015 via Open Procedure (OJEU ref. 697480). Waters Limited is an awarded supplier on the framework-who is capable of meeting the full technical specification for the SEC-MALS and DSC 2500 instruments. The consolidated quotation (ref. 24559100) totals £270,718.61 excluding VAT, within the approved Eveson Trust grant budget (job code 61354). Supported by PSD & Award Report, project reference 1316.

33. Below threshold - without competition
    Perinatal Support Service - Start for Life Programme

    Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council · 24 Sept 2026 · FAMILY ACTION · Official notice

34. Below threshold - without competition
    Oxford University Press - Oxford Law Trove 2026-2029

    University of South Wales · 24 Sept 2026 · Oxford University Press · Official notice

35. Below threshold - without competition
    The Provision Of Ancillary Cabling And Other Associated Products

    The Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire · 24 Sept 2026 · Sonic Communications Ltd · Official notice

36. Below threshold - without competitionUK5
    Hitachi Automatic Data Analysis Tool (ADAT) LTC-26-907

    London Underground Limited · 24 Sept 2026 · HITACHI RAIL LIMITED · Official notice

37. Below threshold - without competition
    Costs ARC EoE Palliative and End of Life Care

    UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA · 24 Sept 2026 · NORFOLK AND NORWICH UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · Official notice

38. Direct award
    WNC Security Services - Core Guarding

    West Northamptonshire Council · 24 Sept 2026 · 1ST REACTION SECURITY LIMITED · Official notice

    Rationale: The Council determined that continuation of the existing contractual arrangements was no longer appropriate.The resulting requirement to secure replacement security services at short notice has created a situation of extreme and unavoidable urgency.The need to secure immediate replacement security provision was not reasonably foreseeable and has arisen from the occurrence of recent service incidents rather than any act or omission of the Council. The Council must ensure that appropriate security arrangements are in place immediately upon termination of the existing contract in order to avoid any gap in service provision which would create unacceptable risk of interruption to service. Any interruption to security provision would create unacceptable risks to public safety, the security of Council employees, members of the public, Council property and other assets. West Northamptonshire Council requires the uninterrupted provision of security guarding services across a number of operational, public-facing and critical Council sites. The Council therefore considers it strictly necessary to implement replacement arrangements without delay in order to ensure continuity of security services and maintain appropriate security coverage across its estate. The direct award is considered strictly necessary for a 12-month term to ensure continuity of critical services, allow for sufficient time for mobilisation, operational stabilisation, implementation of the replacement arrangements and completion of a longer-term compliant competitive procurement exercise. The Council has considered a shorter contract duration but concluded that a shorter period would create a significant risk of procurement activity needing to commence before service delivery has stabilised following transition from the incumbent provider. The contract does not include extension options and is intended solely as an interim arrangement pending implementation of a longer-term procurement solution. The Council does not have sufficient time to undertake a competitive procurement process, including an accelerated competitive procedure available for urgent competitive procedures under section 54(3)-(4) of the Procurement Act 2023, before replacement arrangements are required. A direct award is therefore being made pursuant to section 41 and paragraph 13 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 on the basis that it is strictly necessary on the grounds of extreme and unavoidable urgency. 1st Reaction has been identified as a supplier capable of mobilising within the required timescales and maintaining continuity of service. Currently they are delivering services to the Council Lot 4 - out of hours, monitoring and maintenance provision. The supplier possesses the operational capability, local knowledge, infrastructure and resources required to mobilise and deliver the services from commencement of the contract with minimal disruption to service delivery.

39. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    The provision of Cloudflare Enterprise Services

    London Borough of Camden · 24 Sept 2026 · Ultima Business Solution Ltd · Official notice

    Rationale: The contract was awarded under an existing framework agreement in accordance with Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. A mini-competition was conducted between the relevant framework suppliers in accordance with the terms of the framework and bids were evaluated against the pre-established award criteria. The successful bidder was awarded the contract following that competitive process.

40. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    Claims Support

    Velindre University NHS Trust · 24 Sept 2026 · Deloitte · Official notice

    Rationale: Contract is below threshold, awarded via Direct Award under Public Contract regulations 2015.