Reading Buses: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom: 3 uncontested awards; 50% of its awards; 3 without a competition; 0 single bid.
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Reading Buses won 3 of its 6 public contract awards in United Kingdom without a rival from 2022-06-22 to 2025-03-12: 3 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid. 2 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest West Midlands Combined Authority 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.
West Midlands Combined Authority gave Reading Buses 2 awards: 2 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-06-22, latest 2022-07-04.
Wokingham Borough Council gave Reading Buses 3 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2023-10-24, latest 2025-03-12.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-12 | Wokingham Borough Council ocds-b5fd17-c5d05478-b248-4607-a4e9-06065c5e7185-1 | No competition Direct award | — |
| 2022-07-04 | West Midlands Combined Authority ocds-b5fd17-bc334701-d6e7-45a2-9fb3-883657e995db-1 | No competition | — |
| 2022-06-22 | West Midlands Combined Authority 017068-2022-1 | No competition Negotiated without publication of a contract notice | — |
Every uncontested award in United Kingdom · All countries · Reading Buses 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.