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
- University of Sussex(the) · Education
- Supplier
- Key Travel
- Value
- £2,700,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Transport support & travel · Travel services (CPV 63515000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 077843-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date6 Jul 2026
- Published14 Aug 2026Published 39 days after the contract date
Description
Travel Management Company (TMC) to provide the University with access to a fully managed Business Travel and Student Group Travel service for all UK and International travel and associated services.
About the supplier
Key Travel: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01524302).