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
- Value
- £5,000,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff (CPV 79620000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 042333-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 May 2026
- Published8 May 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
To provide temporary agency staff to West Midlands Combined Authority
About the supplier
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00975677).