First Sight Media Limited: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom: 6 uncontested awards; 27% of its awards; 6 without a competition; 0 single bid.
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First Sight Media Limited won 6 of its 22 public contract awards in United Kingdom without a rival from 2022-03-23 to 2026-05-07: 6 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid. 4 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest University of the West of England with 3.
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.
University of the West of England gave First Sight Media Limited 8 awards: 3 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-03-23, latest 2025-10-28.
Sheffield Hallam University gave First Sight Media Limited 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-10-15, latest 2024-10-15.
University Of Bedfordshire gave First Sight Media Limited 2 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-06-23, latest 2023-03-13.
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College gave First Sight Media Limited 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2026-05-07, latest 2026-05-07.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-07 | Royal Holloway and Bedford New College 1 | No competition Below threshold - without competition | — |
| 2025-10-28 | University of the West of England 1 | No competition Below threshold - without competition | — |
| 2024-10-15 | Sheffield Hallam University ocds-b5fd17-5a4bb22a-63af-41f6-aa1f-f3e2d8b94631-1 | No competition Other - Direct Award | — |
| 2024-04-01 | University Of The West Of England ocds-b5fd17-2be4ebc6-6587-4e4e-8223-944fb71bad20-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2022-06-23 | University Of Bedfordshire ocds-b5fd17-403a441c-e89d-4692-a908-899a8567672a-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2022-03-23 | University Of The West Of England ocds-b5fd17-9f788da9-0e7a-49db-9653-af811bf28527-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
Every uncontested award in United Kingdom · All countries · First Sight Media Limited 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.