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
- Greater Manchester Combined Authority · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- KPMG
- Value
- £97,325
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Financial & insurance services · Financial consultancy, financial transaction processing and clearing-house services (CPV 66170000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date19 Jan 2026
- Published9 Feb 2026Published 21 days after the contract date
Description
Update the paymech in line with the required changes to the contract specification and contract. Route to Market: Direct Award via CCS RM6309: Management Consultancy Framework Four (MCF4) LOT 4 Finance: Provision of objective strategic and operational financial advice.
About the supplier
KPMG: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 03580549).