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 Gloucestershire · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- SME Hci Limited SME
- Value
- £27,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Community & personal services · Miscellaneous services (CPV 98300000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 096298-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Oct 2026
- Published12 Oct 2026Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of a variety of staff benefit schemes, including an employee assistance programme and reward & recognition programme to all staff,
About the supplier
SME Hci Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05558651).