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
- West Midlands Combined Authority · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Gartner UK Ltd
- Value
- £124,200
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Human resources management consultancy services (CPV 79414000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 030210-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Mar 2026
- Published1 Apr 2026Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
West Midlands Combined Authority require the purchase of a Chief Human Resource Leaders and Chief Human Resource Officer Advisory Service licence to support the Organisation's Transformation Programme.
About the supplier
Gartner UK Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02266016).