hSo: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom: 14 uncontested awards; 88% of its awards; 14 without a competition; 0 single bid.
Assay record ASY-UK-1MV9P7H04K · Cite as: Assay Systems, “hSo: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom”, https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/s/hso/
hSo won 14 of its 16 public contract awards in United Kingdom without a rival from 2016-06-15 to 2018-04-04: 14 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid. 2 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest H M Revenue & Customs with 13.
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.
H M Revenue & Customs gave hSo 13 awards: 13 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2016-06-15, latest 2017-01-12.
Department for Work and Pensions gave hSo 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2018-04-04, latest 2018-04-04.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-04 | Department for Work and Pensions ocds-b5fd17-a8c5cbe1-051c-46b2-9d4f-c9035a436a36-1 | No competition | — |
| 2017-01-12 | H M Revenue & Customs ocds-b5fd17-464234ec-8c1e-4fbe-b77e-ad17dab74005-1 | No competition Direct award | — |
| 2017-01-09 | H M Revenue & Customs ocds-b5fd17-0168a73e-3048-46b7-a9bc-68fad1beb2e0-1 | No competition Direct award | — |
| 2017-01-04 | H M Revenue & Customs ocds-b5fd17-b39442f1-36eb-4520-a5d9-6108bc547596-1 | No competition Direct award | — |
| 2016-10-30 | H M Revenue & Customs ocds-b5fd17-207c0dac-99de-4c58-8672-110a7d987833-1 | No competition Direct award | — |
| 2016-10-12 | H M Revenue & Customs ocds-b5fd17-78f6cf27-5f7a-49f6-9faa-f2d384e17e3e-1 | No competition Direct award | — |
Every uncontested award in United Kingdom · All countries · hSo 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.