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
- O F W A T
- Supplier
- 4D Economics Ltd SME
- Value
- £160,000
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Construction economics services (CPV 71321100)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date20 Jan 2026
- Published28 Jan 2026Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
Interim Chief Economist Role
About the supplier
4D Economics Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 11469013).