PENLON LIMITED: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom: 5 uncontested awards; 25% of its awards; 4 without a competition; 1 single bid.
Assay record ASY-UK-1636LNI1CE · Cite as: Assay Systems, “PENLON LIMITED: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom”, https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/s/penlon-limited/
PENLON LIMITED won 5 of its 20 public contract awards in United Kingdom without a rival from 2020-03-13 to 2024-04-26: 4 without a competition and 1 after a competition that drew a single bid. 3 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Crown Commercial Service 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.
Crown Commercial Service gave PENLON LIMITED 3 awards: 3 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2020-03-13, latest 2020-03-26.
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust gave PENLON LIMITED 1 award: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-04-26, latest 2024-04-26.
Minister for the Cabinet Office Acting through Crown Commercial Service gave PENLON LIMITED 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-02-28, latest 2023-02-28.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-26 | King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust 003204-2022-1 | Single bid Restricted procedure | — |
| 2023-02-28 | Minister for the Cabinet Office Acting through Crown Commercial Service 005875-2023-1 | No competition | — |
| 2020-03-26 | Crown Commercial Service ocds-b5fd17-26354fbe-6227-4723-9df9-4cec80dd61af-1 | No competition | — |
| 2020-03-25 | Crown Commercial Service ocds-b5fd17-dd16f040-0f6e-4dea-a6ff-68a69fcb54e8-1 | No competition | — |
| 2020-03-13 | Crown Commercial Service ocds-b5fd17-25566a57-c42c-46fb-a6b0-68dd456039bc-9 | No competition | — |
Every uncontested award in United Kingdom · All countries · PENLON 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.