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
- Student Loans Company · Body governed by public law
- Value
- £240,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Education & training · Higher education services (CPV 80300000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 076178-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date11 Nov 2025
- Published21 Nov 2025Published 10 days after the contract date
Description
Student Finance England delivers information for pre-applicants, applicants and their parents to help inform them of available financial support, if they are eligible and how they apply for it. SLC are responsible for the provision of information to students before (prior to services launching), during (when services have launched) and after they apply for funding (post application). Customer Communications and Marketing deliver communications for new and returning students across multiple academic years and promote a number of products and services.
About the supplier
Universities and Colleges Admissions Service: every public contract they have won.