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
- Leeds City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Liquid Personnel
- Value
- £2,780,400
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Recruitment services (CPV 79600000)
- Region
- Yorkshire and the Humber
- Official notice
- 025645-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date25 Feb 2026
- Published20 Mar 2026Published 23 days after the contract date
Description
Direct award under the ESPO Strategic HR Services Framework. Additional information: 12 month extension available, to be taken in any combination
About the supplier
Liquid Personnel: every public contract they have won.