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
- Defra Commercial
- Supplier
- University of Kent
- Value
- £28,000
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Education & training · Education and training services (CPV 80000000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Apr 2026
- Published9 Apr 2026Published the same day
Description
Level 7 Government Operational Research Specialist
About the supplier
University of Kent: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company RC000656).