Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Beyond Housing · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Ward Hadaway LLP
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Financial & insurance services · Legal insurance and all-risk insurance services (CPV 66513000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 022148-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date10 Mar 2026
- Published12 Mar 2026Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
This notice is for legal services under Lot 2 of the CHIC PCR15 Framework (procured under the Light Touch Regime). At this time we do not know the exact volume/value of the works under the Letter of Engagement due to the nature of the services and that they are demand driven. This notice is in relation to Legal Services specifically for Lot 2 instructions, predominantly Disrepair Claim legal services. Beyond Housing has signed a letter of engagement in March 2026 and there will be ongoing monitoring of spend and performance against this Letter of Engagement on an ongoing basis.
About the supplier
Ward Hadaway LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC430614).