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
- Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes Fire Authority · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Opinion Research Services Limited SME
- Value
- £51,000
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Research & development · Research and development consultancy services (CPV 73200000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date2 Aug 2025
- Published1 Aug 2025Published 1 day before the contract date
Description
Provision of engagement & consultation services to support the Fire Authorities On-Call Improvement project. This is a one-off single requirement to be delivered by a supplier with specific knowledge of On-Call firefighter requirements within the county of Buckinghamshire & Milton Keynes
About the supplier
Opinion Research Services Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02904006).