READING SCIENTIFIC SERVICES LIMITED: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom: 3 uncontested awards; 38% of its awards; 2 without a competition; 1 single bid.
Assay record ASY-UK-16SFUFP19S · Cite as: Assay Systems, “READING SCIENTIFIC SERVICES LIMITED: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom”, https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/s/reading-scientific-services-limited/
READING SCIENTIFIC SERVICES LIMITED won 3 of its 8 public contract awards in United Kingdom without a rival from 2022-05-27 to 2025-11-06: 2 without a competition and 1 after a competition that drew a single bid. 3 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Ministry of Defence 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.
Ministry of Defence gave READING SCIENTIFIC SERVICES LIMITED 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-04-19, latest 2024-04-19.
Defra Network eTendering Portal gave READING SCIENTIFIC SERVICES LIMITED 1 award: 0 without a competition, 1 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-05-27, latest 2022-05-27.
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust gave READING SCIENTIFIC SERVICES LIMITED 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-11-06, latest 2025-11-06.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-06 | West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 1 | No competition Below threshold - without competition | — |
| 2024-04-19 | Ministry of Defence ocds-b5fd17-a54a396a-61fa-470a-bbb4-e39b8a53a3ac-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
| 2022-05-27 | Defra Network eTendering Portal 014923-2022-ref 33153-1 | Single bid Open procedure | — |
Every uncontested award in United Kingdom · All countries · READING SCIENTIFIC SERVICES 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.