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
- H M Revenue & Customs · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- TLT LLP SME
- Value
- £60,000
- Procedure
- Other - Direct Award
- Sector
- Business services · Legal services (CPV 79100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Jun 2025
- Published19 Jun 2025Published 10 days after the contract date
Description
Under the new Vaping Products Duty, HMRC are introducing a Vaping Duty Stamp (VDS) Scheme as an additional compliance measure, using a concessions contract. Due to strict time constraints, HMRC need to appoint external legal support to assist with the development of the concession contract for the VDS Scheme.
About the supplier
TLT LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC308658).