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
- Cardiff University · Body governed by public law
- Suppliers
- Berkeley Scott SME, Blue Arrow Ltd
- Value
- £1,500,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff (CPV 79620000)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- 027467-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date24 Mar 2026
- Published25 Mar 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Call-Off agreement
About the suppliers
Berkeley Scott: every public contract they have won.
Blue Arrow Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00641659).