Who Won It

Contract award · 17 Sep 2026

CPU 6111 - Provision of delivering a Vendor Neutral Managed Service Provider (VNMSP) solution for the supply of temporary agency workers

Nottingham City Council awarded “CPU 6111 - Provision of delivering a Vendor Neutral Managed Service Provider (VNMSP)…” to Comensura Limited for £90m on 17 Sep 2026. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionBusiness servicesNorth East

BuyerNottingham City Council
Value £90m
WinnerComensura Limited

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

Buyer
Nottingham City Council · Regional or local authority
Supplier
Comensura Limited
Value
£90,000,000
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sector
Business services · Recruitment services (CPV 79600000)
Region
North East
Official notice
088037-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date17 Sep 2026
  2. Published17 Sep 2026Published the same day

Description

Nottingham City Council requires a Vendor Neutral Managed Service to provide agency staff, interims and consultants.

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