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
- NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Absolute Diversity Limited SME
- Value
- £17,950
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Business and management consultancy and related services (CPV 79400000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 009706-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 Jan 2025
- Published3 Feb 2026Published 393 days after the contract date
Description
direct award
About the supplier
Absolute Diversity Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 15643303).