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
- Kent Fire & Rescue Service · Blue Light Service
- Supplier
- Mills & Reeve
- Value
- £100,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Legal services (CPV 79100000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- 047134-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date20 May 2026
- Published21 May 2026Published 1 day after the contract date
Description
Kent Fire and Rescue has appoint the supplier Mills & Reeve LLP to provide the following legal services for such as legal advice, support and drafting including, but not limited to, the key areas of contracts, information and data protection law, intellectual property law, JCT Contracts, NEC Contracts, land purchases, outsourcing and public procurement law. The contract was direct award under the Crown Commercial Service framework "Public Sector Legal Services" reference number RM6240, Lot 1a Full Service Provision - England and Wales. Contract to commence 1st June 2026 for a period of 18 months with the option to extend for a additional 6 months if required.
About the supplier
Mills & Reeve: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC326165).