Argus Media Ltd: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom: 5 uncontested awards; 56% of its awards; 5 without a competition; 0 single bid.
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Argus Media Ltd won 5 of its 9 public contract awards in United Kingdom without a rival from 2022-02-23 to 2024-12-17: 5 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid. 5 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest DfTc - Department for Transport with 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.
DfTc - Department for Transport gave Argus Media Ltd 2 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-02-23, latest 2023-08-11.
NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITY gave Argus Media Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-02-01, latest 2023-02-01.
The Crown Estate gave Argus Media Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-12-17, latest 2024-12-17.
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy gave Argus Media Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-09-21, latest 2022-09-21.
COMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY gave Argus Media Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-08-16, latest 2022-08-16.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-17 | The Crown Estate ocds-b5fd17-18657ecd-24d8-43cc-aae3-b16bf4e20c6e-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2023-02-01 | NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITY ocds-b5fd17-5e1cd558-3445-4b06-b009-10d1568582d8-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2022-09-21 | Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy ocds-b5fd17-9db6708c-f80d-4f95-bc11-d3ca7344b106-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2022-08-16 | COMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY ocds-b5fd17-7afac22d-01be-46b9-96e1-60384b8ee02a-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2022-02-23 | DfTc - Department for Transport ocds-b5fd17-79f761a4-1a16-415f-9c10-60b50f4ff1c0-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
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.