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
- Luton Council · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Gravitas Recruitment Group SME
- Value
- £268,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- IT services · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (CPV 72000000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Aug 2026
- Published1 Sep 2026Published 14 days after the contract date
Description
Consultancy services for housing project
About the supplier
Gravitas Recruitment Group: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06959984).