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
- Cheshire West & Chester Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Penna PLC SME
- Value
- £138,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Recruitment services (CPV 79600000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 038578-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Apr 2026
- Published28 Apr 2026Published 27 days after the contract date
Description
Executive Recruitment for the appointment of an Interim Section 73 Officer for Cheshire and Warrington Combined Authority
About the supplier
Penna PLC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01918150).