Kantar: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom: 3 uncontested awards; 13% of its awards; 2 without a competition; 1 single bid.
Assay record ASY-UK-16EIVZS12I · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Kantar: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom”, https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/s/kantar/
Kantar won 3 of its 23 public contract awards in United Kingdom without a rival from 2021-02-26 to 2023-02-23: 2 without a competition and 1 after a competition that drew a single bid. 3 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Defra 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.
Defra gave Kantar 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-02-23, latest 2023-02-23.
The Food Standards Agency gave Kantar 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-10-25, latest 2021-10-25.
University of Essex gave Kantar 1 award: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-02-26, latest 2021-02-26.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-23 | Defra ocds-b5fd17-0eb8a5da-5645-4dc5-9058-3e08cc15be46-1 | No competition | — |
| 2021-10-25 | The Food Standards Agency ocds-b5fd17-0b673a59-9cf0-4534-bf0d-bedead8ea752-2 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2021-02-26 | University of Essex 003880-2021-T842-1 | Single bid Open procedure | — |
Every uncontested award in United Kingdom · All countries · Kantar 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.