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
- Intellectual Property Office · National or federal agency/office
- Value
- £44,400
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- IT services · Data supply services (CPV 72319000)
- Region
- Wales
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date25 Feb 2026
- Published27 May 2026Published 91 days after the contract date
Description
The IPO seek access to data on UK companies' data to find, analyse and compare UK companies, for better decision making and increased efficiency
About the supplier
Business Funding Research Ltd (Beauhurst Ltd): every public contract they have won.