External advice - Housing Development Grants

Official notice

Authority: West Midlands Combined Authority (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£105,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 27 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Weightmans LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The supplier shall provide such advice, support and drafting as the WMCA may require in relation to the negotiation and agreement of any grant/funding agreements that WMCA may wish to enter in.

CPV: Legal advisory services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

Extensions: optional 6-month extension if further advice is required.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Apr 2026, 10:20 BST
Last source update: 24 Apr 2026, 10:20 BST
Authority reference: PRT-LGSERV-ESG-2025-0015
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-037422
Classification (CPV): Legal advisory services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068a5d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: New works/services, constituting a repetition of existing works/services and ordered in accordance with the strict conditions stated in the directive
Published justification: WMCA is seeking to enter into upwards of fifteen Housing Development grant agreements in the period of April to the end of December 2026. In order to achieve this objective, it is necessary to appoint several external firms to assist the WMCA Legal Services property team. One of the firms that WMCA seek to appoint is Weightmans LLP who have considerable experience of advising public bodies on awards of grant funding. Their appointment, along with other appointments to Browne Jacobson, DWF and Capsticks will mean that WMCA has the capability to negotiate, agree and complete these grant agreements in an efficient and timely manner. These suppliers have been identified as the only suppliers capable of completing the work within WMCA's timescales.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £105,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Weightmans LLP	£105,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 037422-2026-1 · Weightmans LLP
Signed
27 Mar 2026
Value
£105,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

West Midlands Combined Authority

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services GB-COH: PGMD-1353-PZVX 16 Summer Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B193SDContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Weightmans LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC326117 Birmingham, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.