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
- Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Ashfords LLP
- Value
- £18,867
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Sector
- Business services · Legal services (CPV 79100000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date27 Mar 2026
- Published14 Apr 2026Published 18 days after the contract date
Description
Solicitor required from Homes England's Legal Services Framework 2022-2026 to act on Homes England's behalf entering into an Investment Loan Agreement with a borrower building homes in Winchester.
About the supplier
Ashfords LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC342432).