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
- Ministry of Justice · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Public administration & defence services · Law-courts-related administrative services (CPV 75231100)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 009127-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Feb 2025
- Published13 Mar 2025Published 24 days after the contract date
Description
This contract is for the provision of tribunal clerking services. The Supplier will provide staff that attend specified venues and clerk Tribunals. This ad-hoc support enables HMCTS panels to carry out their Judicial duties and is a vital element of the tribunal process. Supply is determined by the number and location of hearings listed by the tribunal which varies and is dependent on receipt of applications/referrals. Mental Health Tribunals specifically are held in hospitals across England to minimise the disruption to vulnerable patients applying for their detention to be independently reviewed. The contract is being awarded to Hays Recruitment Ltd under regulation 32(2)(c) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015. This award is being made due to the need to provide continuity of service, under “extreme urgency” whilst controlling the risk of service continuity and the cost of change. The contract has been awarded for 12 months, with the options for an extension of up to a further 1…
About the supplier
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00975677).