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
- Tyne Coast College · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Mike Lynch Advertising Ltd SME
- Value
- £140,000
- Procedure
- Single tender action (below threshold)
- Sector
- Business services · Marketing services (CPV 79342000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Jun 2026
- Published2 Jul 2026Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
Tyne Coast College has appointed a supplier to provide Media Buying services.
About the supplier
Mike Lynch Advertising Ltd: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04977778).