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
- Money and Pensions Service · Arms Length body sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions
- Supplier
- Intelligent Emotion SME
- Value
- £75,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Business organisation services (CPV 79996000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 012007-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date15 Jan 2026
- Published10 Feb 2026Published 26 days after the contract date
Description
The work includes light‑touch engagement with colleagues, a targeted review of the HR ecosystem, development of an HR narrative and value proposition, creation of supporting materials for HR teams and leaders, and an organisation‑wide engagement and implementation plan. The work integrates with MaPS' Leadership Competency Framework and Strategic Workforce Planning initiatives. Full policy rewrite, process redesign and HR technology work are out of scope
About the supplier
Intelligent Emotion: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09796068).