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
- Department of Health & Social Care · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Castlefield Recruitment Ltd SME
- Value
- £51,168
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Business services · General management consultancy services (CPV 79411000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date22 Apr 2026
- Published22 Apr 2026Published the same day
Description
To provide targeted, hands-on expert support to DHSC communications leaders to implement the review's recommendations, catalyse the integration of media/strategy functions, and establish a modern, multiplatform, data-led communications operation that is fit for the future and merger-ready by 2027.
About the supplier
Castlefield Recruitment Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07279669).