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
- Money and Pensions Service · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Gatenbysanderson Limited SME
- Value
- £816,666.67
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Recruitment services (CPV 79600000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 064335-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date25 May 2026
- Published8 Jul 2026Published 44 days after the contract date
Description
The purpose of this contract is to procure a high-quality executive search service for MaPS. Additional information: Stage 1 - Compliance and eligibility Pass/Fail Stage 2 - Written - shortlisting with top 3 bidders invited to Stage 3 Technical 90% Price 10% Stage 3 - Presentation - scores set to zero Technical 90%, Social Value 10%
About the supplier
Gatenbysanderson Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04451141).