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Direct awards and no-competition notices
- Notices (30d)
- 2,364
- UK5 transparency
- 182
- With rationale text
- 890
- Top method
- Below threshold - without competition (1225)
Recent notices
- Direct awardContract for PPE and Clothing
Redditch Borough Council · 18 Sept 2026 · Evolve Corporate Ltd t/a PK Safety · Official notice
- Direct awardUK5Extension of Service Agreement relating to the provision of a passenger Wi-Fi system and associated services
Thameslink Southern Great Northern Limited (TSGN) · 18 Sept 2026 · Icomera UK Limited · Official notice
Rationale: The contract relates to the design, installation, operation, maintenance and ongoing support of the passenger Wi-Fi system installed across the Authority's rolling stock fleet. Icomera is the incumbent provider and has designed, supplied and installed the existing onboard Wi-Fi infrastructure, including the onboard routers, gateways, antennas, software platform, remote monitoring tools, management portals and associated back-office systems. The current solution forms an integrated operational system that supports passenger connectivity and associated operational services across the fleet. A change of supplier would require the replacement, modification or reconfiguration of significant elements of the existing onboard hardware, software and communications architecture. This would create substantial technical and operational challenges, including: Integration risks between new and existing onboard communications equipment. Potential incompatibility with fleet-specific hardware, vehicle wiring, antenna systems and installed network architecture. The need for extensive testing, validation and certification activities to ensure continued safe and reliable operation on operational rolling stock. Increased risk of service disruption to passenger Wi-Fi services during transition and implementation. Additional maintenance and support complexity arising from the coexistence of multiple technology platforms and support arrangements. Significant operational resource requirements to manage migration, commissioning and acceptance activities across the fleet. The Authority has assessed whether reasonable alternatives exist and concluded that, within the required timeframe, there is no alternative supplier capable of providing the required extension and ongoing services without introducing disproportionate technical difficulties and operational risk. The requirement is therefore limited to the existing supplier because: The services are intrinsically linked to the proprietary solution currently deployed across the fleet. The supplier possesses unique technical knowledge of the installed system, its configuration and historical performance data. Continuity of service, maintenance, monitoring and support is dependent upon access to established systems, interfaces, software tools and operational arrangements already provided by Icomera. Replacing the supplier would require substantial technical redesign, equipment replacement and re-certification activities, resulting in disproportionate cost, complexity and operational disruption. Accordingly, the Authority considers that only Icomera can deliver the required services without causing disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance. The direct award is therefore justified under Procurement Act 2023 Schedule 5, Item 7 (Additional or Repeat Goods, Services or Works).
- Below threshold - without competitionUKRI-6224
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · 18 Sept 2026 · World Fuel Services Europe Ltd · Official notice
- Below threshold - without competition28821 Cyber Insurance
Plymouth City Council · 18 Sept 2026 · TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED · Official notice
- Direct awardLife Support Training Course
Belfast Health & Social Care Trust · 18 Sept 2026 · RESUSCITATION COUNCIL (UK) · Official notice
Rationale: Belfast Health and Social Care Trust intends to award a contract to Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) for the provision of Life Support training accreditation and certification services. The Trust requires nationally recognised RCUK-accredited training and certification for its clinical workforce. RCUK is the sole owner and provider of the accreditation, certification, course materials and quality assurance arrangements associated with these programmes. No alternative supplier can provide official RCUK accreditation or certification. It has been therefore determined that only RCUK can meet its requirements and that the contract may be awarded directly under the Procurement Act 2023 due to the absence of competition for technical reasons and the existence of exclusive rights. The absence of competition is not a result of the artificial narrowing of the parameters of the procurement.
- Below threshold - without competitionCSP26820 - Neutron Detector
UK Research and Innovation · 18 Sept 2026 · ESSEX X-RAY AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT LIMITED · Official notice
- Direct awardUK5Hire of Event Infrastructure, Marquees & Equipment Service Solutions
Kingston Upon Hull City Council · 18 Sept 2026 · EMIK LIMITED · Official notice
Rationale: An open procurement procedure was undertaken by the Authority for the provision of Event Infrastructure, Marquees and Equipment Service Solutions. One tender was received and following evaluation the submission was deemed as unsuitable to satisfy the Authority's requirements and contractual obligations. As a result, the procurement process did not result in a contract award. The Authority therefore intends to enter into a contract by direct award pursuant to Section 43 of the Procurement Act 2023 on the basis that no suitable tenders were received in response to the competitive tendering procedure. The proposed award represents the most appropriate means of securing continued service provision and ensuring the Authority's operational requirements are met.
- Below threshold - without competitionS&P Capital IQ Pro 2026-2027
Department for Business & Trade · 18 Sept 2026 · S&P Global Limited · Official notice
- Below threshold - without competitionProvision of Outward Bound Experience
Nuclear Restoration Services Limited · 18 Sept 2026 · The Outward Bound Trust · Official notice
- Direct awardUKRI-6375 - Phasecraft- Enterprise licenses
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) · 18 Sept 2026 · Phasecraft Ltd · Official notice
- Below threshold - without competitionIncreasing capacity for Anticoagulation Consult clinics
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · 18 Sept 2026 · Drees & Sommer UK Limited · Official notice
- Below threshold - without competitionTheatre in Education
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey · 18 Sept 2026 · COLLINGWOOD LEARNING SOLUTIONS LIMITED · Official notice
- Below threshold - without competitionBE25/107 – Mortuary Improvements
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust · 18 Sept 2026 · Drees & Sommer UK Limited · Official notice
- Below threshold - without competitionUK5Elearning Package
Gov Facility Services Ltd · 18 Sept 2026 · KALLIDUS LIMITED · Official notice
- Below threshold - without competitionUK5Fire Panel Installation
Gov Facility Services Ltd · 18 Sept 2026 · ADT FIRE & SECURITY · Official notice
- Direct awardUK5Building Management System Maintenance Service
BANK OF ENGLAND · 17 Sept 2026 · SAUTER AUTOMATION LIMITED · Official notice
Rationale: Section 41: Direct award in special cases (Schedule 5) - allows for direct award to a supplier where one of the direct award justifications in Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 applies.
- Below threshold - without competitionWDC Architectural design services for the Polegate and Willingdon Medical Centre project
Wealden District Council · 17 Sept 2026 · Simpson Hilder Associates · Official notice
- Below threshold - without competitionAsset Management Services
Oxfordshire County Council · 17 Sept 2026 · Sulgrave Advisors Limited · Official notice
- Direct awardBloomberg News Subscription
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · 17 Sept 2026 · Bloomberg L.P. · Official notice
- Below threshold - without competitionADU25070 Specialist Domestic Abuse Practitioner
Torbay Council · 17 Sept 2026 · Sanctuary Supported Living · Official notice
- Below threshold - without competitionBlock TA roof renewal and external wall cladding repairs
Somerset Council · 17 Sept 2026 · CIG SW LTD · Official notice
- Below threshold - without competitionOccupational Health Advisor (OHA) Services
The Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Cleveland · 17 Sept 2026 · MEDACS HEALTHCARE LIMITED · Official notice
- Direct awardUK5Ground Transportation (Rail Replacement Taxi)
WM TRAINS LIMITED · 17 Sept 2026 · CMAC GROUP UK LIMITED · Official notice
Rationale: This direct award is being made under PA23 justification Sch. 5 paragraph 13 "Urgency" 13 Where- (a) the goods, services or works to be supplied under the public contract are strictly necessary for reasons of extreme and unavoidable urgency, and (b) as a result the public contract cannot be awarded on the basis of a competitive tendering procedure. and paragraph 14 where urgency is unavoidable as it (a) is not attributable to any act or omission of the contracting authority, and (b) could not have been foreseen by the contracting authority. WMTL intended to extend the services of the current supplier for a further 12 months under the existing provisions of the previous UCR 2016 and current contract to allow for a PA23 compliant tender. However, this was set aside due to the current supplier advising recently that they would be unable to provide services for after a short time with a significant cost increase. WMTL will need to issue a direct award as a matter of urgency in order to continue managed taxi rail replacement services in order to mobilise an interim supplier within the time frame that services will be suspended with current provider. Rail Replacement services are a necessary and business critical process for the business and industry. The successful supplier will be expected to deliver the following outcomes and critical success factors: a. Enable customers to access rail replacement transport services whenever train services are cancelled, amended, or disrupted, including on-the-day incidents. b. Provide supplementary or contingency transport capacity, particularly on infrequent routes, where rail or existing replacement services are forecast to be oversubscribed. c. Ensure customers and staff are transported in a safe, secure, and reliable environment throughout their journey. Without the Rail Replacement services, potential for operation of trains could stop due to lack of train crew. This Direct Award will be advertised as an interim award while a compliant tender is taking place under the Dynamic Market already set up by DFT Operator Limited for Train Operating Companies to use. At this current time, a limited number (4) of suppliers have been allowed entry into the Dynamic Market, so the available pool of preferred supplier to manage this contract in the interim is finite.
- Direct awardLow Level Hostel Provision
Cardiff Council · 17 Sept 2026 · Cardiff Young Mens Christian Association · Official notice
- Direct awardReview Effective Usage of System C's Social Care System
Bristol City Council · 17 Sept 2026 · £60k · Permanent Futures Ltd · Official notice
- Direct awardUK5Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery
Crown Prosecution Service · 17 Sept 2026 · Official notice
Rationale: Compliant through Frameworks single supplier route to market
- Direct awardPAN3506 - PlayZones - Elston Fields
Leicester City Council · 17 Sept 2026 · £294k · Support in Sport (UK) Ltd · Official notice
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionEnfield Corporate Food Contract (3)
London Borough of Enfield · 17 Sept 2026 · Prescott Thomas Ltd · Official notice
Rationale: Compliant direct award call-off under the NHS Supply Chain Fresh & Food to Go Direct Solutions Framework
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionCleaning Services
THE KEMNAL ACADEMIES TRUST · 17 Sept 2026 · Pacific Support Services · Official notice
Rationale: The award of the contract without prior publication in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) or the Find a Tender Service (FTS) is lawful because it was conducted through a further competition under a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) that was established in full compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015).
- Below threshold - without competitionAccess Control & CCTV
UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE · 17 Sept 2026 · G4S LIMITED · Official notice
- Below threshold - without competitionOne Vision Housing TCI Nov26
ONE VISION HOUSING LIMITED · 17 Sept 2026 · ECCLESIASTICAL INSURANCE OFFICE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY · Official notice
- Below threshold - without competitionCustom Implant - Alder Ortho
Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management · 17 Sept 2026 · Alder Ortho · Official notice
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionP74 - Office WiFi
Salix Finance Ltd · 17 Sept 2026 · Converge Technology Solutions · Official notice
Rationale: Market testing was completed prior
- Below threshold - without competitionCAT 3 Check services for Development of Strengthening Scheme of the Drypool Bridge Main Moving Span via ERPS Lot 1a Direct Award, at Kingston upon Hull
Hull City Council · 17 Sept 2026 · WSP UK Limited · Official notice
- Below threshold - without competitionproject_5357 - Provision of Critical Minerals Data- Electric Vehicle Related
Department for Business & Trade · 17 Sept 2026 · Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Limited · Official notice
- Below threshold - without competitionThe procurement of specialised machinery for a mechanical engineering workshop
Velindre University NHS Trust · 17 Sept 2026 · XYZ MACHINE TOOLS LIMITED · Official notice
- Below threshold - without competitionTaricaya Eco Lodge - Peru Field Course service provider
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA · 17 Sept 2026 · Taricaya EcoReserve · Official notice
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionCambridgeshire Coroners – Direct Award B awards.
Cambridgeshire County Council · 17 Sept 2026 · Jane Weston · Official notice
Rationale: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) direct award process B notice, confirming the decision to award contracts. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 do not apply.
- Direct awardCertero ITSM SAAS Asset Management
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust · 17 Sept 2026 · Certero Limited · Official notice
- Below threshold - without competitionHaylands Primary School - Replacement Boilers
Isle of Wight Council · 17 Sept 2026 · WIGHT HEATING LIMITED · Official notice