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
- UK Shared Business Services Limited · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Mills & Reeve LLP
- Value
- £12,500
- Procedure
- Other - Direct Award
- Sector
- Research & development · Research and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 May 2025
- Published15 Aug 2025Published 100 days after the contract date
Description
***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a Direct Award. Award notice for Advice on ONS classification of UK Biobank - UK Research and Innovation -MRC
About the supplier
Mills & Reeve LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC326165).