Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Value
- £116,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Business and management consultancy services (CPV 79410000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 003158-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date8 Jan 2026
- Published14 Jan 2026Published 6 days after the contract date
Description
UKRI-5611 Service review carried out on behalf of UKRI using the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Framework Agreement RM6309
About the supplier
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC303525).