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
- H M Revenue & Customs · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Post Office
- Value
- £75,000
- Procedure
- Other - Direct Award
- Sector
- Financial & insurance services · Banking services (CPV 66110000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date24 Feb 2025
- Published27 Feb 2025Published 3 days after the contract date
Description
The requirement is for a 'payment by exception' mechanism to pay a very small proportion of HMRC's child benefit, guardians allowance and / or tax credit customers who do not have access to a bank account. This will give them access to monies they are entitled to and the process is subject to tight controls, governed by strict eligibility criteria.
About the supplier
Post Office: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 02154540).