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
- Home Office · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Kainos Software Ltd SME
- Value
- £19,208
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Sector
- IT services · Systems and technical consultancy services (CPV 72220000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Dec 2025
- Published23 Jan 2026Published 42 days after the contract date
Description
The contract is to appoint a supplier to carry out a proof of concept on whether Registration Online (RON) can be successfully migrated and operated within a Cloud environment.
About the supplier
Kainos Software Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company NI019370).