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
- Devon County Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Bevan Brittan LLP
- Value
- £500,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Legal advisory and information services (CPV 79140000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 087398-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date24 Aug 2026
- Published15 Sep 2026Published 22 days after the contract date
Description
The appointed advisor will provide strategic, legal and commercial advice relating primarily to contractual transitions arising from LGR (+Assets and TUPE). The nature of this work may also include some advice relating to property, assets and workforce transitions.
About the supplier
Bevan Brittan LLP: every public contract they have won.