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
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- The MBS Group SME
- Value
- £70,000
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Business services · Recruitment services (CPV 79600000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date11 Feb 2025
- Published10 Feb 2026Published 364 days after the contract date
Description
NICE requires a supplier to undertake a recruitment campaign to source candidates for Project Carson and Project Blackwell. The supplier will provide best practice and advice for managing the recruitment approach and associated assessment requirements. Application through the CCS Framework RM6290 Executive & Non-Executive Recruitment Services - Lot: 1
About the supplier
The MBS Group: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 09420768).