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
- Devon County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Gatenby Sanderson
- Value
- £13,250
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Business services · Recruitment services (CPV 79600000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date18 Sep 2025
- Published23 Sep 2025Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
Direct award from ESPO Strategic HR Services Framework (3S_22).
About the supplier
Gatenby Sanderson: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04451141).