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
- Value
- £1
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
- Sector
- Public administration & defence services · Administration services (CPV 75100000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date24 Sep 2025
- Published29 Sep 2025Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
The MCA are awarding a contract for incumbent supplier to continue to deliver the non-exclusive administration of MCA Safety Assessments for Candidates. The examinations administered by the SQA on behalf of the MCA as listed: - STCW III/2 Management Engineer (Unlimited) - Engineering Knowledge: General/Motor - Engineering Knowledge: General/Steam - Engineering Knowledge Combined - STCW III/2 Management Engineer (Unlimited) Endorsement - Engineering Knowledge - Motor Endorsement - Engineering Knowledge - Steam Endorsement - Chief Engineer Endorsement (Yacht 3) - Chief Engineer (Yacht 2) - Second Engineer <3000GT, <9000kW Unlimited - Chief Engineer <500GT, <300kW Limited - Chief Engineer <300GT, <9000kW Unlimited Additional information: FTS notice: 2024/S 000-035351 Awarding as a negotiated procedure without prior publication under Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the PCR 2015
About the supplier
Scottish Qualifications Authority: every public contract they have won.