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
- DLA Piper UK LLP SME
- Value
- £416,660
- Procedure
- Other - Direct Award via Framework
- Sector
- Business services · Legal services (CPV 79100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Sep 2025
- Published23 Sep 2025Published 6 days after the contract date
Description
Provision of legal services to support the DCE programme
About the supplier
DLA Piper UK LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC307847).