OCTAPHARMA LIMITED: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom: 4 uncontested awards; 14% of its awards; 3 without a competition; 1 single bid.
Assay record ASY-UK-14GQJPU0L8 · Cite as: Assay Systems, “OCTAPHARMA LIMITED: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom”, https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/s/octapharma-limited/
OCTAPHARMA LIMITED won 4 of its 28 public contract awards in United Kingdom without a rival from 2016-03-01 to 2025-01-20: 3 without a competition and 1 after a competition that drew a single bid. 4 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST 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.
BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST gave OCTAPHARMA LIMITED 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2019-03-05, latest 2019-03-05.
BIRMINGHAM CHILDRENS HOSPITAL gave OCTAPHARMA LIMITED 2 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2016-03-01, latest 2017-03-24.
NHS England gave OCTAPHARMA LIMITED 14 awards: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2017-11-24, latest 2025-01-20.
The NHS Commissioning Board (operating under the name of NHS England) gave OCTAPHARMA LIMITED 2 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-04-12, latest 2021-06-11.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-04 | NHS England 018165-2022-1 | Single bid Open procedure | — |
| 2021-06-11 | The NHS Commissioning Board (operating under the name of NHS England) 013184-2021-1 | No competition Negotiated without publication of a contract notice | — |
| 2019-03-05 | BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST ocds-b5fd17-2b62e069-6774-412b-8f16-c2f37a8d77f4-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2017-03-24 | BIRMINGHAM CHILDRENS HOSPITAL ocds-b5fd17-321bb241-d49c-40a2-ae9e-f8ee677f16f4-1 | No competition Direct award | — |
Every uncontested award in United Kingdom · All countries · OCTAPHARMA 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.