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
- Government Commercial Agency · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Board Excellence Limited SME
- Value
- £36,000
- Procedure
- Other - Direct award via Low value purchase system
- Sector
- Business services · Supply services of office personnel (CPV 79621000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Oct 2026
- Published28 Oct 2026Published 7 days after the contract date
Description
GCA requires a bespoke review at Executive level to provide an early assessment of the effectiveness of GCA's governance, focused on\r its structure, following its establishment in its current format in April 2026.
About the supplier
Board Excellence Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00619625).