People, Potential, Possibilities: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom: 13 uncontested awards; 16% of its awards; 12 without a competition; 1 single bid.
Assay record ASY-UK-1G0BQAV0UC · Cite as: Assay Systems, “People, Potential, Possibilities: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom”, https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/s/people-potential-possibilities/
People, Potential, Possibilities won 13 of its 83 public contract awards in United Kingdom without a rival from 2018-09-30 to 2026-09-02: 12 without a competition and 1 after a competition that drew a single bid. 8 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Halton Borough Council with 4.
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.
Halton Borough Council gave People, Potential, Possibilities 7 awards: 4 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2021-05-04, latest 2026-09-02.
Chesterfield Borough Council gave People, Potential, Possibilities 2 awards: 2 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-04-04, latest 2026-06-11.
NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board gave People, Potential, Possibilities 2 awards: 2 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-08-12, latest 2026-03-13.
Nottinghamshire County Council gave People, Potential, Possibilities 5 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-05-12, latest 2026-06-26.
NHS ARDEN AND GREATER EAST MIDLANDS COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT gave People, Potential, Possibilities 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2018-09-30, latest 2018-09-30.
capitalEsourcing gave People, Potential, Possibilities 3 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2019-07-24, latest 2020-02-19.
Gloucestershire County Council gave People, Potential, Possibilities 8 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2019-09-29, latest 2026-02-10.
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council gave People, Potential, Possibilities 1 award: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-06-16, latest 2022-06-16.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | Halton Borough Council 1 | No competition Below threshold - without competition | — |
| 2026-06-26 | Nottinghamshire County Council 1 | No competition Direct award | — |
| 2026-06-11 | Chesterfield Borough Council 1 | No competition Below threshold - without competition | — |
| 2026-03-30 | Halton Borough Council 1 | No competition Below threshold - without competition | — |
| 2026-03-13 | NHS Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board 022897-2026-1 | No competition | — |
| 2026-01-19 | Gloucestershire County Council 004433-2026-DN606709-1 | No competition | — |
Every uncontested award in United Kingdom · All countries · People, Potential, Possibilities 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.