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
- UK Shared Business Services Limited · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Mills & Reeve LLP
- Value
- £20,000
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Sector
- Business services · Legal services (CPV 79100000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Sep 2026
- Published14 Sep 2026Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded following a request for quotation exercise under the Legal Panel for Government RM6360. Brief Description UKRI via MRC is seeking to create a funding partnership with a US venture investor, through a special purpose vehicle in the UK. This partnership has the explicit aims of creating high growth potential companies in the UK driving economic growth.
About the supplier
Mills & Reeve LLP: every public contract they have won.