Office for Students: contracts awarded without a rival: 10 uncontested awards; 3% of its awards; 10 suppliers; 3 single bid.
Assay record ASY-UK-01DSUTD02J · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Office for Students: contracts awarded without a rival (United Kingdom)”, https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/b/office-for-students/
Office for Students made 10 of its 316 public contract awards without a rival from 2019-04-11 to 2026-08-06: 7 without a competition and 3 after a competition that drew a single bid, to 10 suppliers; the most to KPMG LLP, 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.
Office for Students gave KPMG LLP 11 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2019-04-11, latest 2026-07-20.
Office for Students gave Nuffield Health 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-04-15, latest 2025-04-15.
Office for Students gave Advance HE 3 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-02-07, latest 2026-08-06.
Office for Students gave BiP Solutions Limited 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2026-04-22, latest 2026-04-22.
Office for Students gave Boxxe Limited 3 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-01-04, latest 2026-03-16.
Office for Students gave Fenix Media Limited t/a Pulsar 2 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2020-10-25, latest 2025-09-24.
Office for Students gave GTI Futures Ltd 2 awards: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-05-10, latest 2022-05-19.
Office for Students gave Ipsos (Market Research) Ltd 2 awards: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-03-15, latest 2024-03-27.
Office for Students gave Kainos Worksmart Limited 2 awards: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-06-18, latest 2021-07-08.
Office for Students gave Pimpernello Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-12-04, latest 2025-12-04.
| Date | Supplier | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | Advance HE 1 | No competition Below threshold - without competition | — |
| 2026-04-22 | BiP Solutions Limited 1 | No competition Below threshold - without competition | — |
| 2025-12-04 | Pimpernello Ltd 1 | No competition Below threshold - without competition | — |
| 2025-09-24 | Fenix Media Limited t/a Pulsar 1 | No competition Below threshold - without competition | — |
| 2025-08-11 | KPMG LLP 1 | No competition Direct award | — |
| 2025-04-16 | Boxxe Limited 1 | No competition Below threshold - without 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.