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
- Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Gowling WLG (UK) LLP
- Value
- £120,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Legal advisory and representation services (CPV 79110000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 087166-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Aug 2026
- Published15 Sep 2026Published 18 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of specialist legal support services to finalise contractual documentation, support contract award activities and provide legal advice on complex commercial arrangements.
About the supplier
Gowling WLG (UK) LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC304378).