Digital Catapult Services Ltd: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom: 7 uncontested awards; 58% of its awards; 7 without a competition; 0 single bid.
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Digital Catapult Services Ltd won 7 of its 12 public contract awards in United Kingdom without a rival from 2018-06-12 to 2024-10-31: 7 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid. 5 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Sunderland City Council with 2.
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.
Sunderland City Council gave Digital Catapult Services Ltd 2 awards: 2 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2018-06-22, latest 2024-10-31.
Ministry of Defence gave Digital Catapult Services Ltd 2 awards: 2 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-03-08, latest 2023-02-17.
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED gave Digital Catapult Services Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2020-05-21, latest 2020-05-21.
DEPARTMENT FOR DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA & SPORT gave Digital Catapult Services Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2018-06-12, latest 2018-06-12.
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority gave Digital Catapult Services Ltd 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-06-09, latest 2023-06-09.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-31 | Sunderland City Council ocds-b5fd17-51977f2d-0572-42dd-8c89-9102eb3b0e5b-1 | No competition Other - Direct Award | — |
| 2023-06-09 | United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority 016417-2023-1-1 | No competition | — |
| 2023-02-17 | Ministry of Defence ocds-b5fd17-9ab6b1a8-8c2f-41cc-8834-d823c0900fe6-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2022-03-08 | Ministry of Defence ocds-b5fd17-d9350524-befa-4326-83a6-b6d74c802c54-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2020-05-21 | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED ocds-b5fd17-db1f1b53-814b-44be-966b-a828ba9d23f6-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2018-06-22 | Sunderland City Council ocds-b5fd17-15e30a44-7a30-4c2c-8722-d80d3aa57e3d-1 | No competition Other - Direct Award | — |
Every uncontested award in United Kingdom · All countries · Digital Catapult Services Ltd 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.