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
- West Midlands Combined Authority · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Addleshaw Goddard LLP
- Value
- £65,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Legal advisory and representation services (CPV 79110000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- 023897-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date25 Feb 2026
- Published17 Mar 2026Published 20 days after the contract date
Description
(i) Act for WMCA on the negotiation and agreement of a contract for the acquisition of the two bus depots at West Bromwich and Acocks Green to include all ancillary instruments such as leasebacks to National Express and for such contracts to address "long use" grant conditions if any are applicable (ii) Potentially act for WMCA on the negotiation and agreement of an option to acquire an additional part of a bus depot. (iii) Advise on SDLT and VAT liability and tax planning (iv) Environmental liability (v) Town & Country Planning re both the existing depot use and possible change of uses
About the supplier
Addleshaw Goddard LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04673315).