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
- Gifford Tanser Limited SME
- Value
- £49,850
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Education & training · Staff training services (CPV 80511000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date7 May 2025
- Published2 Feb 2026Published 271 days after the contract date
Description
NICE requires a supplier to facilitate and guide transformation by training, guiding and supporting the Finance Corporate and Commercial (FCC) team: to enable the project of Building Financial and Commercial Agility and wider change to the business partnering approach for the directorate. This is a direct award due to the technical and unique aspects of the training services provided.
About the supplier
Gifford Tanser Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 14059446).