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
- FCDO Services · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Penna Plc SME
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Recruitment services (CPV 79600000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 098629-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Oct 2026
- Published19 Oct 2026Published the same day
Description
Recruitment Advertising & Related Services, utilising media channels and careers website management.
About the supplier
Penna Plc: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01918150).