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 Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- 4C associates limited
- Value
- £3,600,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Procurement consultancy services (CPV 79418000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 021502-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date10 Mar 2026
- Published10 Mar 2026Published the same day
Description
Operational Procurement Continuity - Maintain uninterrupted sourcing, pipeline management and supplier engagement capability to ensure delivery against STEP programme milestones. Organisational Transition Support - Provide structured oversight of workforce, process and governance alignment to enable stable transition into UKIFS' operating model. Enterprise Management System (EMS) Maturity - Support the development and formalisation of the UKIFS Enterprise Management System to embed compliant, scalable and auditable processes. Strategic Workforce & HR Partnering - Deliver HR business partnering to support workforce planning, recruitment and organisational capability development aligned to programme growth. Supply Chain & Materials Strategy Development - Design and mature a long-term supply chain strategy to ensure market readiness, resilience and alignment with STEP delivery requirements. Whole Plant Partner (WPP) Mobilisation - Enable mobilisation of WPP workstreams, ensuring procurem…
About the supplier
4C associates limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04018096).