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
- Desnz
- Supplier
- The Nautical Institute SME
- Value
- £22,455
- Procedure
- Other - Direct Award
- Sector
- Education & training · Environmental training services (CPV 80540000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Jan 2026
- Published3 Feb 2026Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
The Nautical Institute (NI) provides accreditation of third-party oil spill response training providers within the oil, gas and maritime sectors of the UKCS. OPRED and MCA (who manage the Maritime sector) must ensure all companies handling incident response are aligned to ensure consistency and to protect the marine environment. The NI have extensive experience promoting professionalism, best practice and safety throughout the maritime industry (including offshore oil & gas).
About the supplier
The Nautical Institute: every public contract they have won.