ESPO: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom: 5 uncontested awards; 26% of its awards; 4 without a competition; 1 single bid.
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ESPO won 5 of its 19 public contract awards in United Kingdom without a rival from 2021-06-04 to 2026-05-22: 4 without a competition and 1 after a competition that drew a single bid. 5 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Sport England 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.
Sport England gave ESPO 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-09-05, latest 2025-09-05.
Buckinghamshire Council gave ESPO 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-03-27, latest 2022-03-27.
Department for Education gave ESPO 4 awards: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-06-04, latest 2022-10-21.
RNN GROUP gave ESPO 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-06-18, latest 2025-06-18.
THE CALICO GROUP LIMITED gave ESPO 2 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-12-18, latest 2026-05-22.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-05 | Sport England ocds-b5fd17-8f9657e8-b6c8-4307-8486-2c2c3732a4f9-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2025-06-18 | RNN GROUP 033207-2025-1 | No competition | — |
| 2023-12-18 | THE CALICO GROUP LIMITED 037106-2023-191_24-1 | No competition | — |
| 2022-10-21 | Department for Education 015459-2021-1 | Single bid Open procedure | — |
| 2022-03-27 | Buckinghamshire Council ocds-b5fd17-00f277fc-53fd-4333-8f74-5443d751a0c6-1 | No competition Direct award | — |
Every uncontested award in United Kingdom · All countries · ESPO 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.