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
- Aster Group Limited · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Recruit with Purpose Ltd
- Value
- £216,666.67
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Supply services of personnel including temporary staff (CPV 79620000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 094467-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Sep 2026
- Published6 Oct 2026Published 35 days after the contract date
Description
Direct Award through the Cirrus Consortium Agency Labour & Recruitment Framework 4-provision of strategic advisory and critical friend support.
About the supplier
Recruit with Purpose Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 14910290).