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
- Kent Fire & Rescue Service · Blue Light Service
- Supplier
- Opinion Research Services Ltd SME
- Value
- £53,470
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Research & development · Research and development consultancy services (CPV 73200000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 045735-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date13 May 2026
- Published19 May 2026Published 6 days after the contract date
Description
Kent Fire and Rescue has appointed Opinion Research Services Ltd (ORS) to deliver the full suite of services required for the consultation, including the management, review, analysis, and reporting of the questionnaire, as well as the convening, moderation, analysis, and reporting of focus groups. This service has been appointed under the ESPO framework 664_25 Consultancy Services under Lot 9a Research and Engagement via a direct award. The service is to commence from the 18th May 2026 till the 31st October 2026 with an option to extend for a further 3 months.
About the supplier
Opinion Research Services Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02904006).