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
- Suppliers
- Bevan Brittan LLP, Capsticks Solicitors LLP SME
- Value
- £240,000
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Business services · Legal services (CPV 79100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date12 Aug 2025
- Published27 Aug 2025Published 15 days after the contract date
Description
The list is not exhaustive and is not a guarantee of actual workload: Legal advice specific to PHSO business needs to include: 1. Professional advice on PHSO casework, for example jurisdictional advice. 2. Professional advice regarding Judicial Review. 3. Professional advice relating to any other form of litigation, for example breach of contract, Equality Act and small claims. 4. To conduct litigation on behalf of PHSO, to include but not limited to Judicial Review. 5. Property Services: Leases, licences, deeds of variation and property related legal issues. 6. Employment issues including litigation. 7. Information: Issues relating to the Data Protection Act; General Data Protection Regulations, Freedom of Information data sharing and data security etc. 8. General advice relating to contracting issues relating to external PHSO contractors.
About the suppliers
Bevan Brittan LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC309219).
Capsticks Solicitors LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC340360).