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
- Coventry University · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Penna PLC SME
- Value
- £150,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Recruitment services (CPV 79600000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 080978-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 May 2026
- Published25 Aug 2026Published 98 days after the contract date
Description
Coventry University is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified staff Recruitment Advertising Services Supplier to support the recruitment of Staff. The Appointed bidder will be expected to work with the University Central People team ( Talent Acquisition). Procurement and other department of the university Group to Provide a Proactive strategic and tactical media buying Services to complement the University`s core recruitment activities.
About the supplier
Penna PLC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01918150).