OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE): contracts awarded without a rival: 12 uncontested awards; 15% of its awards; 10 suppliers; 0 single bid.
Assay record ASY-UK-0FFGXCP1OL · Cite as: Assay Systems, “OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE): contracts awarded without a rival (United Kingdom)”, https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/b/open-university-the/
OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) made 12 of its 79 public contract awards without a rival from 2022-02-25 to 2025-10-01: 12 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid, to 10 suppliers; the most to Teledyne UK Limited, 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.
OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) gave Teledyne UK Limited 3 awards: 3 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-04-02, latest 2025-06-25.
OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) gave Baxter Storey Limited 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-10-01, latest 2025-10-01.
OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) gave Anderson Law LLP 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-08-01, latest 2024-08-01.
OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) gave ClearCourse Membership Services Limited 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-03-26, latest 2024-03-26.
OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) gave Matrix Graphics Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-02-04, latest 2025-02-04.
OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) gave Microsoft Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-09-09, latest 2024-09-09.
OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) gave Norman Managed Services 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-12-16, latest 2024-12-16.
OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) gave Qubit Labs 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-02-14, latest 2025-02-14.
OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) gave Salesforce UK Limited 2 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-04-26, latest 2025-01-30.
OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE) gave Visual Electronic Services Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-02-25, latest 2022-02-25.
| Date | Supplier | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | Baxter Storey Limited ocds-b5fd17-d2d63331-39df-43ee-86ba-bb7780a45645-1 | No competition | — |
| 2025-06-25 | TELEDYNE UK LIMITED ocds-b5fd17-20e26506-a400-4784-98f3-1a81237a4e97-1 | No competition | — |
| 2025-02-14 | Qubit Labs 019740-2024-1 | No competition | — |
| 2025-02-04 | Matrix Graphics Ltd 039352-2024-1-1 | No competition | — |
| 2025-01-30 | Salesforce UK Limited 041260-2024-OUPA11396-1 | No competition | — |
| 2024-12-16 | Norman Managed Services 004638-2023-1 | 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.