Contract award · 5 Aug 2026

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Ministry of Defence awarded a hospitality & catering contract to Corporate Travel Management (North) Limited for £170m. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionHospitality & catering

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
Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£170,300,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Hospitality & catering · Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services (CPV 55000000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date5 Aug 2026
  2. Published7 Aug 2026Published 2 days after the contract date

Description

Afghan Resettlement Programme (ARP) Accommodation and Associated Services.

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