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
- Supplier
- Operational Research in Health Limited (ORH) SME
- Value
- £28,000
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Software package and information systems (CPV 48000000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date2 Mar 2026
- Published4 Mar 2026Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
OARS is a data-driven tool that helps FRSs with workforce planning, identifying training needs, improving availability, and tackling recruitment and retention.
About the supplier
Operational Research in Health Limited (ORH): every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 10211295).