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
- Bristol City Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Constellia Public Limited SME
- Value
- £40,076.53
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Business services · Business and management consultancy and related services (CPV 79400000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date29 May 2026
- Published16 Jun 2026Published 18 days after the contract date
Description
The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) service needs some external support to review and improve its finance processes, which have been causing ongoing problems. This work will result in more efficient and effective processes that will reduce the issues of incorrect payments made to suppliers and families. This work needs someone with strong knowledge of Special Educational Needs and Disabilities services and how the public sector operates, who can help plan and run the work to improve how these processes function in practice.
About the supplier
Constellia Public Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08664789).