Hays: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom: 8 uncontested awards; 13% of its awards; 8 without a competition; 0 single bid.
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Hays won 8 of its 60 public contract awards in United Kingdom without a rival from 2015-10-13 to 2025-04-29: 8 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid. 6 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 Hays 11 awards: 3 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2015-10-13, latest 2023-06-05.
West Lancashire Borough Council gave Hays 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-01-05, latest 2023-01-05.
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman gave Hays 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-08-22, latest 2021-08-22.
Hull City Council gave Hays 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-11-06, latest 2023-11-06.
GENOMICS ENGLAND LIMITED gave Hays 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-04-29, latest 2025-04-29.
Cabinet Office gave Hays 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-08-26, latest 2022-08-26.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-29 | GENOMICS ENGLAND LIMITED ocds-b5fd17-4b248de2-b68b-48e6-aece-f36dbcab3368-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2023-11-06 | Hull City Council ocds-b5fd17-d6869724-7f1b-4537-8040-765292b27641-1 | No competition Direct award | — |
| 2023-06-05 | University Of The West Of England ocds-b5fd17-745bba7b-4c81-4fc0-bbd6-d846725473f6-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2023-01-05 | West Lancashire Borough Council ocds-b5fd17-501b513f-816e-4ea4-bd2c-42dd632ad67d-1 | No competition Direct award | — |
| 2022-10-19 | University Of The West Of England ocds-b5fd17-8297d76b-b71c-4bc2-b719-383b700cb096-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2022-08-26 | Cabinet Office ocds-b5fd17-a240ff0b-d72e-465b-a3ef-22a5bc04a629-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
Every uncontested award in United Kingdom · All countries · Hays 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.