Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 25 Jun 2026, 16:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

NEUTAPS-2026.00002 - Neutral vendor managed service Contract

Official notice

Authority: Newport City Council (Local council)

Direct awardSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Wales (UKL21)

Awarded value£1,000,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 26 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Matrix SCM

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Neutral vendor managed service contract between Newport City Council and Matrix SCM

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSMEVCSE

Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

71000000 Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services 79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security 79400000 Business and management consultancy and related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 25 Jun 2026, 16:00 BST
Last source update: 17 Jul 2026, 14:18 BST
Authority reference: NEUTAPS-2026.00002
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-067857
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Wales (UKL21)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06bd66 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Neutral vendor managed service contract between Newport City Council and Matrix SCM

Review and risk notes

Risks: N/A

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

7 Jul 2026 → 17 Jul 2026 · 2 dates

Standstill ends110 days ago
7 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice published100 days ago
17 Jul 2026, 14:18 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jun 2026

Transparency notice published
25 Jun 2026, 16:00 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
26 Jun 2026, 08:10 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
9 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
17 Jul 2026, 14:18 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,000,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Matrix SCM20 Jul 2026 – 31 Mar 2027	£1,000,000	26 Jun 2026	Awarded

Contracts

NEUTAPS-2026.00002 - Neutral vendor managed service Contract · Matrix SCM
Signed
17 Jul 2026
Value
£10,000,000
Period
1 Aug 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: N/A

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Newport City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PWLP-4583-NQGG Civic Centre, Newport, Wales, NP20 4URContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Matrix SCMAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PWYC-3428-NJYN 1 Davy Avenue, Knowhill, South East, MK58HJContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender17 Jul 2026, 14:18 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender26 Jun 2026, 08:10 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender25 Jun 2026, 16:00 BST