Higher Education Loan Board: contracts awarded without a rival: 9 uncontested awards; 3% of its awards; 6 suppliers; 0 single bid.
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Higher Education Loan Board made 9 of its 277 public contract awards without a rival from 2018-09-18 to 2025-10-02: 9 without a competition and 0 after a competition that drew a single bid, to 6 suppliers; the most to TOP CONNECTION LIMITED, 4.
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.
Higher Education Loan Board gave TOP CONNECTION LIMITED 11 awards: 4 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2024-08-01, latest 2025-10-02.
Higher Education Loan Board gave TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATES EAST AFRICA LIMITED 2 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2019-06-20, latest 2023-06-20.
Higher Education Loan Board gave TOYOTA KENYA LIMITED 3 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2018-11-06, latest 2020-02-05.
Higher Education Loan Board gave TELENET SOLUTIONS LTD 4 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2022-11-29, latest 2023-06-07.
Higher Education Loan Board gave MFI MANAGED DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2019-01-21, latest 2024-09-18.
Higher Education Loan Board gave INSTITUTE OF CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE KENYA LIMITED 2 awards: 1 without a competition, 0 after a competition with a single bid. First 2018-09-18, latest 2021-06-09.
| Date | Supplier | How | Stated reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-02 | TOP CONNECTION ocds-5whusi-297903-HELB/RFQ/85/2025-2026 | No competition direct | — |
| 2025-09-02 | TOP CONNECTION ocds-5whusi-297897-HELB/RFQ/84/2025-2026 | No competition direct | — |
| 2025-08-05 | TOP CONNECTION ocds-5whusi-297882-HELB/RFQ/83/2025-2026 | No competition direct | — |
| 2025-07-02 | TOP CONNECTION ocds-5whusi-297884-HELB/RFQ/19/2025-2026. | No competition direct | — |
| 2023-06-20 | TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATES EAST AFRICA LIMITED ocds-5whusi-HELB/T/10B/2022-2023 | No competition direct | — |
| 2022-11-29 | TELENET SOLUTIONS LTD ocds-5whusi-HELB/DIPR/10/2022-2023 | No competition direct | — |
Every uncontested award in Kenya · All countries
Source: contract awards published by the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority of Kenya (PPRA) in the Open Contracting Data Standard (data.open-contracting.org), licensed under open publication; awards from January 2016 to 30 September 2026, accessed 15 October 2026. 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.