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
- Blackpool Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- DWF Law LLP
- Value
- £600,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Legal services (CPV 79100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 067556-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Jul 2026
- Published17 Jul 2026Published the same day
Description
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About the supplier
DWF Law LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC423384).