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 & Innovation (UKRI) · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Hopkins Van Mil: Creative Connections Ltd SME
- Value
- £151,296
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Evaluation consultancy services (CPV 79419000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 005755-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Jan 2026
- Published22 Jan 2026Published the same day
Description
United Kingdom Research and Innovation has a requirement for a Sciencewise and DSIT Public Dialogue on Engineering Biology. <br/>This call off contract has been sourced via the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) RM6126 Research and Insights DPS.
About the supplier
Hopkins Van Mil: Creative Connections Ltd: every public contract they have won.