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
- Constellia
- Value
- £303,030.30
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Community & personal services · Equal opportunities consultancy services (CPV 98200000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 048622-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date11 Aug 2025
- Published14 Aug 2025Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
West Midlands Combined Authority require the support from an external consultant to provide specialist support to improve outcomes in education, employment, health, and community resilience by engaging communities in a structured, collaborative process of local transformation. Cradle to Career represents a model of inclusive growth and community-led transformation that aligns closely with WMCA's Employment and Skills Strategy and ambition for preventative, locally driven reform. This is a compliant direct award via the Agri-EPI Centre (AEC) Framework to Constellia Limited. Additional information: This is a 24 month contract with an optional 6 month extension, 12th August 2025- 11th August 2027
About the supplier
Constellia: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06401989).