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  "retrieved": "2026-10-20T00:04:06Z",
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    "name": "THE KEY SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED: public contracts won without a rival in United Kingdom",
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        "unit": "percent",
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      "THE KEY SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED won 5 of its 16 public contract awards in United Kingdom without a rival from 2022-07-01 to 2026-09-14: 5 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid. 5 buyers awarded it without a rival, the largest East Sussex County Council with 1."
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          "Date": "2026-09-14",
          "Buyer": "Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council 087034-2026-SOL19532-1",
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          "How": "No competition",
          "Stated reason": "—"
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        {
          "Date": "2026-06-12",
          "Buyer": "London Borough of Camden 055582-2026-1",
          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/b/london-borough-of-camden/",
          "How": "No competition",
          "Stated reason": "—"
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        {
          "Date": "2026-04-20",
          "Buyer": "Leeds City Council 1",
          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/b/leeds-city-council/",
          "How": "No competition Below threshold - without competition",
          "Stated reason": "—"
        },
        {
          "Date": "2026-03-02",
          "Buyer": "Durham County Council 1",
          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/b/durham-county-council/",
          "How": "No competition Below threshold - without competition",
          "Stated reason": "—"
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          "Date": "2022-07-01",
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          "Buyer link": "https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/b/east-sussex-county-council/",
          "How": "No competition Other - Direct award",
          "Stated reason": "—"
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      },
      {
        "name": "East Sussex County Council",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/b/east-sussex-county-council/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Durham County Council",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/b/durham-county-council/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Leeds City Council",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/b/leeds-city-council/"
      },
      {
        "name": "London Borough of Camden",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/b/london-borough-of-camden/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council",
        "url": "https://assay-systems.com/register/uk/uncontested/b/solihull-metropolitan-borough-council/"
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        "name": "All countries",
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