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
- London Borough of Hackney · Regional or local authority
- Suppliers
- AFK - Action for Kids Charity SME, London Ability SME, The Shaw Trust Limited
- Value
- £3,330,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Education & training · Special education services (CPV 80340000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 050290-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 Jul 2025
- Published20 Aug 2025Published 44 days after the contract date
Description
The Government’s ‘Preparing for Adulthood’ agenda places a statutory requirement upon Local Authorities to prepare young people for the world of work from Year 9 onwards. Supported Internships are a UK wide initiative that provide a balance between educational learning and work experience where interns are able to apply the skills learnt in practice.
About the suppliers
AFK - Action for Kids Charity: every public contract they have won.
London Ability: every public contract they have won.
The Shaw Trust Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01744121).