Allen Lane Ltd: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom: 23 uncontested awards; 5% of its awards; 22 without a competition; 1 single bid.
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Allen Lane Ltd won 23 of its 435 public contract awards in United Kingdom without a rival from 2015-06-23 to 2026-08-13: 22 without a competition and 1 after a competition that drew a single bid. 10 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED with 13.
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.
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED gave Allen Lane Ltd 150 awards: 13 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2017-10-15, latest 2026-07-13.
Department of Health and Social Care : Department of Health and Social Care gave Allen Lane Ltd 4 awards: 2 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2020-10-01, latest 2021-04-15.
National Audit Office gave Allen Lane Ltd 5 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-12-01, latest 2024-07-15.
Middlesbrough Council gave Allen Lane Ltd 4 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-10-23, latest 2024-10-04.
Transport for London gave Allen Lane Ltd 3 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2019-01-24, latest 2019-05-17.
Crown Commercial Service gave Allen Lane Ltd 7 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2015-06-23, latest 2026-01-19.
Department of Health and Social Care (T&T) gave Allen Lane Ltd 71 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2020-07-17, latest 2026-03-23.
Bath & North East Somerset Council gave Allen Lane Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2026-03-27, latest 2026-03-27.
Torbay Council gave Allen Lane Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2026-08-13, latest 2026-08-13.
Waltham invoice address gave Allen Lane Ltd 2 awards: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-07-11, latest 2023-10-16.
From 2023-11-01 to 2024-10-21 every award of Social Mobility Commission in category 796 went to Allen Lane Ltd.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-13 | Torbay Council 1 | No competition Below threshold - without competition | — |
| 2026-07-13 | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED ocds-b5fd17-3b6a7daf-928f-4c40-942c-7d93c1cb91a8-1 | No competition Other - Direct Award | — |
| 2026-03-27 | Bath & North East Somerset Council 1 | No competition Below threshold - without competition | — |
| 2024-10-04 | Middlesbrough Council ocds-b5fd17-471d0c66-a3ee-453f-8e3f-5f52374bb83f-1 | No competition Other - Direct Award via Lot 1 of the LGRP Framework | — |
| 2022-12-01 | National Audit Office ocds-b5fd17-13bf665f-862b-48aa-ae70-bae4bc97ce4d-1 | No competition Other - Direct Award from a Framework | — |
| 2022-07-11 | Waltham invoice address 018909-2022-1 | Single bid Restricted procedure | — |
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.