NQC Limited: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom: 5 uncontested awards; 14% of its awards; 5 without a competition; 0 single bid.
Assay record ASY-UK-02S15VM073 · Cite as: Assay Systems, “NQC Limited: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom”, https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/s/nqc-limited/
NQC Limited won 5 of its 36 public contract awards in United Kingdom without a rival from 2015-09-16 to 2026-01-19: 5 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid. 4 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Crown Commercial Service with 2.
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.
Crown Commercial Service gave NQC Limited 13 awards: 2 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2018-04-05, latest 2026-01-19.
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE gave NQC Limited 4 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2015-09-16, latest 2019-07-23.
Department for International Trade gave NQC Limited 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-03-25, latest 2022-03-25.
H M Revenue & Customs gave NQC Limited 2 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-12-29, latest 2023-09-25.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-18 | Crown Commercial Service 1 | No competition Direct award | — |
| 2024-05-22 | Crown Commercial Service ocds-b5fd17-87781823-4790-45e2-b405-795662d79ff9-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2022-03-25 | Department for International Trade ocds-b5fd17-ea360732-9722-4814-a16b-9c3382bb8b7b-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2021-12-29 | H M Revenue & Customs 032416-2021-1 | No competition | — |
| 2019-07-23 | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE ocds-b5fd17-7109aba1-0ccf-4741-b66a-d5f12fd27d99-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
Every uncontested award in United Kingdom · All countries · NQC 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.