Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- West Midlands Combined Authority · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Ward Hadaway LLP
- Value
- £80,000
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Business services · Legal services (CPV 79100000)
- Region
- West Midlands
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date3 Jun 2026
- Published5 Jun 2026Published 2 days after the contract date
Description
West Midlands Combined Authority proposes to enter into a retainer arrangement with Ward Hadaway Solicitors for external legal support in relation to Housing Development Grant Agreements and ancillary subsidy control advice. The retainer will allow WMCA to instruct Ward Hadaway as required. The anticipated scope includes advising on the negotiation and agreement of Housing Development Grant Agreements, providing subsidy control advice ancillary to those agreements, supporting the WMCA Legal Services property team on smaller grant matters where the supplier's team size and expertise are proportionate to the requirement, and providing advice and drafting support as instructed by WMCA during the contract period.
About the supplier
Ward Hadaway LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC430614).