Contract award · 5 Sep 2025

WEC Customer Research

The Water Services Regulation Authority awarded “WEC Customer Research” to Walnut Unlimited Limited for £90,100. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionResearch & developmentNorth East

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.

What “without competition” means

Key facts

Buyer
The Water Services Regulation Authority · National or federal agency/office
Value
£90,100
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Research & development · Research services (CPV 73110000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date5 Sep 2025
  2. Published3 Oct 2025Published 28 days after the contract date

Description

Research and Insights CCS Framework

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