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
- Student Loans Company · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Evisa Solutions Limited T/A Malikshaw SME
- Value
- £4,500,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Recruitment services (CPV 79600000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 049504-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date15 May 2026
- Published27 May 2026Published 12 days after the contract date
Description
The contract is for the provision of contingent project delivery and business change resources to support SLC programmes and projects. All resources will operate inside IR35 and be line managed by SLC staff. Roles may include Project Managers, Business Analysts (including Senior), Business Architects (including Lead), and Programme Management Analysts. The supplier will provide suitably qualified and experienced personnel at the point of need, meeting SLC's defined role and qualification requirements. The requirement is demand-led, with no guaranteed volume.
About the supplier
Evisa Solutions Limited T/A Malikshaw: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04671490).