Direct awards and no-competition notices

Recent notices

1. Below threshold - without competition
   Quantum data renewal

   Department for Science, Innovation & Technology · 1 Oct 2026 · Resonance alliance · Official notice

2. Below threshold - without competition
   PLA26167 Bay of Lights 2026 – Ice Rink Marquee Provider

   Torbay Council · 1 Oct 2026 · Marldon Marquees Limited · Official notice

3. Below threshold - without competition
   MAINTENANCE OF GENT / HONEYWELL FIRE ALARM SYSTEMS

   HULL UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · 1 Oct 2026 · HESIS LIMITED · Official notice

4. Direct award
   Digital and Media Advertising

   New College Durham · 1 Oct 2026 · Steve Davidson · Official notice

5. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
   Financial and Purchase to Pay System

   Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council · 1 Oct 2026 · Technology One UK Ltd · Official notice

   Rationale: Government Commercial Agency - G-Cloud 14 RM1557.14 used as part of the procurement process. Complaint with the Public Contract Regulations 2015. Contract Start Date - 1/10/2026 Contract End Date - 30/9/2029 Extension Option: 1 x 12 months available to 30/09/2030

6. Below threshold - without competition
   Procurement of a new collections management and cataloguing

   Staffordshire County Council · 1 Oct 2026 · Axiell ALM Limited · Official notice

7. Below threshold - without competition
   DBTH National Joint Registry Annual Subscriptions

   Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · 1 Oct 2026 · HEALTHCARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PARTNERSHIP · Official notice

8. Below threshold - without competition
   Diabetes Monitors

   MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 1 Oct 2026 · DEXCOM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED · Official notice

9. Below threshold - without competition
   DBTH - Establishment of Reset Programme

   Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · 1 Oct 2026 · Neon Health Solutions Ltd · Official notice

10. Direct awardUK5
    OO Services - ArcGIS ESRI ELA TRANS (SAAS)- Multi Site 1029

    SSE SERVICES PLC · 1 Oct 2026 · ESRI (UK) LIMITED · Official notice

    Rationale: N/A

11. Below threshold - without competition
    Leadership Development Programme

    MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 1 Oct 2026 · TRANS 2 PERFORMANCE LIMITED · Official notice

12. Below threshold - without competition
    Document Controller Services

    Government Property Agency · 1 Oct 2026 · TURNER & TOWNSEND PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED · Official notice

13. Direct award
    Centralised Civil Service Learning and Training Services

    Cabinet Office · 1 Oct 2026 · KPMG LLP · Official notice

14. Below threshold - without competition
    Information Manager

    Government Property Agency · 1 Oct 2026 · TURNER & TOWNSEND PROJECT MANAGEMENT LIMITED · Official notice

15. Direct awardUK5
    Domestic Abuse Refuge Service

    London Borough of Richmond upon Thames · 1 Oct 2026 · Hestia Housing and Support · Official notice

    Rationale: A direct award is considered necessary and proportionate to ensure continuity of a statutory domestic abuse refuge service and to avoid any disruption to accommodation and support for vulnerable residents. The contract provides a time-limited arrangement to maintain service provision while the authority undertakes a review of future requirements and develops a longer-term procurement approach.

16. Below threshold - without competition
    HEY LNRS Monitoring and Reporting

    East Riding of Yorkshire Council · 1 Oct 2026 · Yorkshire & Humber Ecological Data Trust (T/A North and East Yorkshire Ecological Data Centre) · Official notice

17. Below threshold - without competition
    Local Wildlife Sites Service

    East Riding of Yorkshire Council · 1 Oct 2026 · Yorkshire & Humber Ecological Data Trust (T/A North and East Yorkshire Ecological Data Centre) · Official notice

18. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    ITS Silver Command Support

    West Midlands Combined Authority · 1 Oct 2026 · Constellia Public Limited · Official notice

    Rationale: This is a compliant direct award via the Agri-EPI Centre (AEC) Framework to Constellia Limited. This award via a framework does not require prior publication under PCR 2015

19. Below threshold - without competition
    DBTH BL Stellaris Machines

    Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · 1 Oct 2026 · BAUSCH & LOMB UK · Official notice

20. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    SBC Software Assurance and UC Support

    Police And Crime Commissioner For Durham · 1 Oct 2026 · Corporate Project Solutions Ltd · Official notice

    Rationale: Framework Agreement = GCloud14

21. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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    Home Office · 1 Oct 2026 · Official notice

    Rationale: N/A

22. Below threshold - without competition
    Maintenance Contract Neuromate and NeuroInspire

    The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust · 1 Oct 2026 · Renishaw Neuro Solutions Limited · Official notice

23. Direct award
    Bus Lane Enforcement Cameras maintenance

    Coventry City Council · 1 Oct 2026 · YUNEX LIMITED · Official notice

24. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    Sophos Anti-Virus

    NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) · 1 Oct 2026 · CDW Limited · Official notice

    Rationale: Sophos do not contract directly with their customers, however partner with CDW who will procure the

25. Below threshold - without competition
    Bideford Public Artwork Project

    Torridge District Council · 1 Oct 2026 · A.J. WELLS & SONS LIMITED · Official notice

26. Below threshold - without competition
    Workforce Solutions

    MID CHESHIRE HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST · 1 Oct 2026 · LOCUMTAP LTD · Official notice

27. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    Checkpoint Support

    Police And Crime Commissioner For Durham · 1 Oct 2026 · Insight Direct (UK) Limited · Official notice

    Rationale: YatH Hardware Framework Agreement used

28. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    RoS - Secure Mail Delivery

    Registers of Scotland · 1 Oct 2026 · Dx Group Ltd · Official notice

    Rationale: We believe that there is only 1 company who can provide the service that we require within Scotland and that would be DX. Legal Post used to offer a similar service but were bought by DX and now they hold a monopoly on this service. We use Royal Mail for other services but they cannot guarantee next day delivery for example.

29. Below threshold - without competition
    Quantum Technology Applications & Management MSc

    Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · 1 Oct 2026 · UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX(THE) · Official notice

30. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    Solar Panels

    Merseyside Fire and Rescue Authority · 1 Oct 2026 · DES Energy Ltd · Official notice

    Rationale: Further competition under the YPO Framework 1154 - Solar PV Framework (Category 5).

31. Direct award
    Contract for consultancy for Neighbourhood Board to development Pride in Place plans

    Redditch Borough Council · 1 Oct 2026 · Pell Frischmann Consultants Ltd · Official notice

32. Direct award
    Isle of Wight Water Recycling Plant Biodiversity Net Gain

    Southern Water Services Limited · 1 Oct 2026 · Harry Ferguson Farms Limited · Official notice

    Rationale: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons

33. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    Finance System Solution

    Colchester City Council · 1 Oct 2026 · Integrated Business Software and Solutions Ltd – T/A Integra · Official notice

    Rationale: Award was made through an existing Framework agreement via the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) G-Cloud 14 Framework Agreement (RM1557.14). Direct Award is allowed following early market engagement, adhering to the search criteria within the framework agreement, system demonstrations and Price as provided within the framework agreement. Timescales were a consideration due to the current finance system being terminated at the end of March 2027, so the council needed to undertake a procurement exercise that met the enforced deadline.

34. Direct award
    UKRI-6363 REF 2029 Submissions

    UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · 1 Oct 2026 · Scout Consultancy Ltd · Official notice

    Rationale: To ensure the successful delivery of the REF2029 programme, UKRI wish to appoint Scout Consultancy Ltd, who has the necessary programme knowledge and technical capability to deliver the Submissions Layer phase of the project.

35. Below threshold - without competition
    Project Management Support Services

    CELL THERAPY CATAPULT LIMITED · 1 Oct 2026 · Wood Hall Projects Limited · Official notice

36. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    Collaboration Licences

    NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust) · 1 Oct 2026 · CDW Limited · Official notice

    Rationale: Following market analysis, CDW has been identified as the only suitable framework-compliant supplier capable of providing the required co termed renewal

37. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    Provision of External Tutors for Ambulance Driver Training

    East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust · 1 Oct 2026 · EMSTAR · Official notice

    Rationale: Further competition was undertaken via an already established framework in place under 2024/S 000-011631

38. Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
    A Compliance Management Tool

    London Borough of Havering · 1 Oct 2026 · True compliance · Official notice

    Rationale: Direct award

39. Direct awardUK5
    HPE CNI Support & Professional Services

    NATIONAL ENERGY SYSTEM OPERATOR LIMITED · 1 Oct 2026 · Hewlett Packard Ltd t/a Hewlett Packard Enterprise · Official notice

    Rationale: National Energy System Operator Limited (NESO) intends to rely on section 41 and Schedule 5, paragraph 6 of the Procurement Act 2023 (single supplier - technical reasons). The contract concerns support, maintenance and associated specialist services for NESO's existing Hewlett-Packard Limited (HPE) Critical National Infrastructure estate. The existing infrastructure comprises HPE hardware, storage and associated technology for which continued support requires HPE-specific technical capability, including OEM tooling, firmware, replacement parts, product lifecycle support and specialist technical knowledge. HPE is the original equipment manufacturer and the underlying technical provider for the relevant support services. Alternative routes have been considered, including use of a reseller. A reseller would remain dependent on HPE for the relevant proprietary OEM capabilities and would therefore add an additional contractual and commercial layer without providing an alternative technical support provider. Replacing HPE with an alternative technical solution during the existing estate lifecycle would require material changes to the supported infrastructure and could require redesign, migration or replacement activity, introducing disproportionate technical complexity, cost, delay and continuity risk to critical CNI services. NESO has therefore concluded that, for this interim requirement, there is an absence of competition for technical reasons and there are no reasonable alternatives capable of meeting the requirement without disproportionate technical difficulty and operational risk. The agreement is intended as an interim arrangement while NESO develops its longer-term technology, asset refresh and sourcing strategy.

40. Direct award
    MTE Coils

    Sellafield Limited · 1 Oct 2026 · Wellman Booth Division of Clarke Chapman Group Ltd · Official notice