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
- O F W A T
- Supplier
- Thinks Insight & Strategy SME
- Value
- £24,000
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Sector
- Business services · Market and economic research; polling and statistics (CPV 79300000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date21 Feb 2025
- Published9 Oct 2025Published 230 days after the contract date
Description
Contract for Water Customer Engagement Calls - enabling direct conversations between Ofwat leaders and water customers.
About the supplier
Thinks Insight & Strategy: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 07291125).