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
- Dsit
- Supplier
- Nominet UK
- Value
- £75,000
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- IT services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (CPV 72000000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date16 Sep 2025
- Published13 Apr 2026Published 209 days after the contract date
Description
This contract covers the delegation and ongoing management of the GOV.UK domain. The services are provided by Nominet UK, which operates the UK country code top level domain and is the sole organisation able to deliver the GOV.UK domain delegation and associated services. The contract has been awarded by direct award due to a natural monopoly, as only Nominet UK can provide this service. No competition or technical evaluation was possible.
About the supplier
Nominet UK: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03293859).