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
- University of Cumbria · Education
- Supplier
- Weightmans LLP
- Value
- £300,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Legal advisory services (CPV 79111000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 042336-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date23 Mar 2026
- Published8 May 2026Published 46 days after the contract date
Description
The University of Cumbria require the Provision of Legal Services. Additional information: This notice is to cover the extension period.
About the supplier
Weightmans LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC326117).