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
- Stockton on Tees Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- DWF Law LLP
- Value
- £70,000
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Sector
- Business services · Legal services (CPV 79100000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- 099764-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date14 Sep 2026
- Published22 Oct 2026Published 38 days after the contract date
Description
The appointment will comprise one overall appointment with two separately scoped but interdependent commissions. Commission 1 - Public Law, Subsidy Control and Compliance Advice The continuation and extension of specialist legal advice previously provided by DWF to the Council in relation to subsidy control, public law, governance and other compliance issues concerning the proposed acquisition of interests within Billingham Town Centre. Commission 2 - Property Acquisition and Transactional Legal Services Subject to the Council's decision-making processes and, in particular, any subsequent decision by Cabinet to approve the acquisition, DWF will provide the property and transactional legal services required to progress and complete the acquisition. The work includes legal due diligence, title investigation, review of occupational leases, property enquiries and searches, lease reporting, negotiation and completion of the transaction documents, and transaction/project management.
About the supplier
DWF Law LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC423384).