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
- Greater Manchester Combined Authority · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- KPMG
- Value
- £42,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Research & development · Research and development services and related consultancy services (CPV 73000000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Feb 2026
- Published30 Mar 2026Published 36 days after the contract date
Description
Phase 4 of the development and scoping of the Place Based Appraisal (PBA). Phase 4 will focus on alignment across the Group's emerging framework and scope the final phase 5- model built. Route to Market: Direct Award via CCS RM6309 Management Consultancy Framework Four (MCF4), Lot 3.
About the supplier
KPMG: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03580549).