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
- Derbyshire County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Browne Jacobson LLP
- Value
- £250,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Business services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security (CPV 79000000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date11 Sep 2025
- Published30 Sep 2025Published 19 days after the contract date
Description
The Council requires external legal advice to support the Council in selecting a preferred development partner to deliver the Smedley's Hydro Provision
About the supplier
Browne Jacobson LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC306448).