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
- Cafcass · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Experian Limited
- Value
- £96,300
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Software & information systems · Information systems (CPV 48810000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date14 Jul 2025
- Published17 Mar 2026Published 246 days after the contract date
Description
For information only this is a direct award against Crown Commercial Services (RM1557.14) G Cloud 14 Experian Background Checking Services with Candidate Verifier; Digital Marketplace Service ID: 904327523658505 Experian Background Checking Solutions with Right to Work App; Digital Marketplace Service ID: 522234294528271 £96,300.00 + VAT (£32,100.00 + VAT per a Call-Off Contract Year) The contract also includes 1 optional extension period of 12 months.
About the supplier
Experian Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00653331).