700 Club: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom: 13 uncontested awards; 65% of its awards; 12 without a competition; 1 single bid.
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700 Club won 13 of its 20 public contract awards in United Kingdom without a rival from 2017-01-29 to 2025-08-28: 12 without a competition and 1 after a competition that drew a single bid. 4 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Darlington Borough Council with 10.
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.
Darlington Borough Council gave 700 Club 16 awards: 9 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2017-01-29, latest 2022-09-28.
Ministry of Justice gave 700 Club 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2020-11-10, latest 2020-11-10.
NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD gave 700 Club 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-08-28, latest 2025-08-28.
North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board gave 700 Club 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-07-12, latest 2024-07-12.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-28 | NHS NORTH EAST AND NORTH CUMBRIA INTEGRATED CARE BOARD 045860-2025-QHM-2025-4153-1 | No competition | — |
| 2024-07-12 | North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board 010645-2024-QHM-2024-5858-1 | No competition | — |
| 2022-09-28 | Darlington Borough Council ocds-b5fd17-492d85e1-c42f-4e80-ae3c-46047d0d9d20-1 | No competition Direct award | — |
| 2021-12-07 | Darlington Borough Council 030348-2021-5 | Single bid Open procedure | — |
| 2021-07-31 | Darlington Borough Council ocds-b5fd17-a4285cad-ecc5-4955-88f4-dbc419cc7aa5-1 | No competition Direct award | — |
| 2021-07-22 | Darlington Borough Council 017367-2021-1 | No competition | — |
Every uncontested award in United Kingdom · All countries · 700 Club in the register
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.