Digital Catapult: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom: 5 uncontested awards; 62% of its awards; 4 without a competition; 1 single bid.
Assay record ASY-UK-0ZG4KPU07T · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Digital Catapult: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom”, https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/s/digital-catapult/
Digital Catapult won 5 of its 8 public contract awards in United Kingdom without a rival from 2021-03-08 to 2026-01-07: 4 without a competition and 1 after a competition that drew a single bid. 4 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 2 awards: 1 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-03-08, latest 2021-09-24.
Ministry of Defence gave Digital Catapult 2 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-10-27, latest 2023-12-21.
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) gave Digital Catapult 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2026-01-07, latest 2026-01-07.
NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITY gave Digital Catapult 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-01-31, latest 2023-01-31.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-07 | UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) 1 | No competition Direct award | — |
| 2023-12-21 | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ocds-b5fd17-610d3d73-4375-4497-9169-3d1f59d821ca-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2023-01-31 | NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITY ocds-b5fd17-a8612fed-c3df-4060-92d9-bd252d9ecf12-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2021-09-24 | Sunderland City Council 023864-2021-1-1 | Single bid Open procedure | — |
| 2021-03-08 | Sunderland City Council ocds-b5fd17-322fe3ea-fb37-4bd0-87ff-0429ba50e7fa-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
Every uncontested award in United Kingdom · All countries · Digital Catapult 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.