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Contract award · 1 Jan 2026

BTA2193 C1368 IPS Sponsored Questions Contract

British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland awarded “IPS Sponsored Questions Contract” to Office for National Statistics for £81,932.

No competitionResearch & developmentWest Midlands

BuyerBritish Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland
Value £81,932
WinnerOffice for National Statistics

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.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland · Body governed by public law
Supplier
Office for National Statistics
Value
£81,931.77
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Research & development · Research services (CPV 73110000)
Region
West Midlands
Official notice
006242-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date1 Jan 2026
  2. Published23 Jan 2026Published 22 days after the contract date

Description

Direct Award (previously called Single Tender)

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