Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office : Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: contracts awarded without a rival: 2 uncontested awards; 29% of its awards; 2 suppliers; 0 single bid.
Assay record ASY-UK-0PI9B4609C · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office : Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: contracts awarded without a rival (United Kingdom)”, https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/b/foreign-commonwealth-and-development-office-foreign-commonwealth-and-development/
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office : Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office made 2 of its 7 public contract awards without a rival from 2021-02-23 to 2021-04-08: 2 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid, to 2 suppliers; the most to British Telecommunications Public limited Company, 1.
An award is uncontested when the buyer had no rival offer to weigh: it was made without a competition (direct award, negotiated procedure without a call for tenders, sole-source or advance-notice contract), or a competition was held and only one bid arrived. Every count below is built award by award from the official notices. Awards to individuals are not included.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office : Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office gave British Telecommunications Public limited Company 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-04-05, latest 2021-04-05.
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office : Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office gave VODAFONE LIMITED 2 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-02-23, latest 2021-04-08.
| Date | Supplier | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-08 | VODAFONE LIMITED ocds-b5fd17-c7600538-590c-48cc-b546-0face0a34954-1 | No competition Other - Direct award using a Framework | — |
| 2021-04-05 | British Telecommunications Public limited Company ocds-b5fd17-a99fde0d-6b24-400a-964b-3cd4496adc66-1 | No competition Other - Direct Award from a Framework | — |
Every uncontested award in United Kingdom · All countries
Source: Find a Tender Service and Contracts Finder, Cabinet Office, in the Open Contracting Data Standard (data.open-contracting.org), Open Government Licence v3.0; an award is counted once where both services publish it. Awards are matched to their buyer and supplier as published. Values in these notices often state a framework ceiling rather than a contract amount, so awards are counted, not summed. Updated 17 October 2026.