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
- HR Connect t/a Kent County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Virtual Campaign Management Ltd SME
- Value
- £50,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Advertising and marketing services (CPV 79340000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 061948-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Jun 2026
- Published1 Jul 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Programmatic targeted marketing support to engage job seekers and customers
About the supplier
Virtual Campaign Management Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09216658).