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
- British Tourist Authority t/a VisitBritain/VisitEngland · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £60,000,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Advertising services (CPV 79341000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 065495-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date14 Jun 2026
- Published13 Jul 2026Published 29 days after the contract date
Description
Strategic Media Buying and planning services call-off contract under GCA's RM6364 Media and Creative Services Lot 1 Media Strategy, Planning and Buying
About the supplier
WAVEMAKER LIMITED Trading as WPP650.: every public contract they have won.