Research in Practice: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom: 5 uncontested awards; 45% of its awards; 5 without a competition; 0 single bid.
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Research in Practice won 5 of its 11 public contract awards in United Kingdom without a rival from 2018-03-30 to 2025-08-21: 5 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid. 3 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest Department for Education 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.
Department for Education gave Research in Practice 4 awards: 3 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2018-03-30, latest 2025-08-21.
Surrey County Council gave Research in Practice 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2019-03-22, latest 2019-03-22.
Durham County Council gave Research in Practice 1 award: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2025-05-15, latest 2025-05-15.
| Date | Buyer | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-21 | Department for Education 1 | No competition Direct award | — |
| 2025-08-20 | Department for Education 1 | No competition Below threshold - without competition | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Durham County Council 1 | No competition Below threshold - without competition | — |
| 2023-09-04 | Department for Education ocds-b5fd17-91c057e7-e834-4427-beef-39841bf7b21e-1 | No competition Other - Direct Award | — |
| 2019-03-22 | Surrey County Council ocds-b5fd17-db7bb4bb-0bad-486f-9427-420349e8759b-1 | No competition Single tender action (below threshold) | — |
Every uncontested award in United Kingdom · All countries · Research in Practice 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.