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
- East Suffolk Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Clyde & Co LLP
- Value
- £400,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Legal services (CPV 79100000)
- Region
- East of England
- Official notice
- 065142-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date20 May 2026
- Published10 Jul 2026Published 51 days after the contract date
Description
Provide legal advice, guidance and services to support the Council in its work relating to the consideration and participation in the process of the energy related Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPS), submitted under the 2008 Planning Act and all ancillary works (where appropriate). This is a Direct Award via Crown Commercial Services Framework RM6240, Lot 2a - General Services
About the supplier
Clyde & Co LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC326539).