Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office: contracts awarded without a rival: 8 uncontested awards; 53% of its awards; 5 suppliers; 0 single bid.
Assay record ASY-UK-00L15L614Y · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office: contracts awarded without a rival (United Kingdom)”, https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/b/foreign-commonwealth-development-office/
Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office made 8 of its 15 public contract awards without a rival from 2021-02-17 to 2023-07-04: 8 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid, to 5 suppliers; the most to Adam Smith International Ltd, 3.
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 & Development Office gave Adam Smith International Ltd 4 awards: 3 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-03-05, latest 2023-07-04.
Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office gave Leidos Innovations UK Limited 2 awards: 2 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-02-17, latest 2021-03-05.
Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office gave Capital Airlines 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-02-08, latest 2023-02-08.
Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office gave IMA World Health 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-03-19, latest 2021-03-19.
Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office gave Palladium & PWC India 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-10-15, latest 2021-10-15.
| Date | Supplier | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-04 | Adam Smith International 019028-2023-9565-1 | No competition | — |
| 2023-02-08 | Capital Airlines 003856-2023-1 | No competition | — |
| 2021-10-15 | Palladium & PWC India 025855-2021-7422 & 7400-1 | No competition | — |
| 2021-04-16 | Adam Smith International Ltd 008088-2021-7440-1 | No competition | — |
| 2021-03-19 | IMA World Health 005679-2021-8510-1 | No competition | — |
| 2021-03-05 | Leidos Innovations UK Limited 004475-2021-6737-1 | No competition | — |
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.