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
- DFT Operator Limited · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Alexander Mann Solutions Limited
- Value
- £100,000,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Recruitment services (CPV 79600000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 024065-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Aug 2025
- Published17 Mar 2026Published 217 days after the contract date
Description
Direct award via CCS framework RM6288 Workforce Solutions.
About the supplier
Alexander Mann Solutions Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02073305).