EML Payments: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom: 4 uncontested awards; 40% of its awards; 4 without a competition; 0 single bid.
Assay record ASY-UK-00DR37Z0FI · Cite as: Assay Systems, “EML Payments: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom”, https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/s/eml-payments/
EML Payments won 4 of its 10 public contract awards in United Kingdom without a rival from 2021-12-07 to 2026-03-31: 4 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid. 3 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Isle of Wight 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.
Isle of Wight Council gave EML Payments 2 awards: 2 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-12-07, latest 2023-02-28.
Wigan Council gave EML Payments 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2026-03-31, latest 2026-03-31.
Sefton Council gave EML Payments 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-02-12, latest 2025-02-12.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | Wigan Council ocds-b5fd17-d71ff3ed-6ae9-41c4-8304-690dcb3952b6-1 | No competition Direct award | — |
| 2025-02-12 | Sefton Council 004813-2025-1 | No competition | — |
| 2023-02-28 | Isle of Wight Council ocds-b5fd17-963db952-8b84-4d35-8ec6-5961e6a18cc9-1 | No competition Direct award | — |
| 2021-12-07 | Isle of Wight Council ocds-b5fd17-9091338d-c9ce-4e4b-bdc5-d147a7d44af7-1 | No competition Direct award | — |
Every uncontested award in United Kingdom · All countries · EML Payments 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.