Find a TenderAwarded without competition

Published 17 Jul 2026, 10:17 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Legal Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North West (UKD42)

Awarded value£600,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to DWF LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of General Legal Services

CPV: Legal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1General legal advice to include:Awarded

General legal advice to include:

Data Protection

Public Law

Contracts

Procurement Law

Employment and HR

Property, Development and Planning

Competition Law

Banking and Finance

Partnerships & Projects

Litigation and Disputes

Information, Communications & Technology

Intellectual Property

Energy & Natural Resources

Food, Rural & Environmental Law

EU Law

Insolvency

Debt Recovery

Education

Charities

Licencing

Prosecution

Health and Safety

Adult and Children's Social Care

Highways

Corporate Law

Delivery: North West

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

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: 17 Jul 2026, 10:17 BST
Last source update: 17 Jul 2026, 10:17 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-067556
Classification (CPV): Legal services
Delivery area: North West (UKD42)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06cd7b Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This award is via NEPO framework NEPO513 contract award notice ref: 2024/S 000-017399

Publisher note: This award is via NEPO framework NEPO513 contract award notice ref: 2024/S 000-017399

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £600,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
DWF LLP	£600,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 067556-2026-1 · DWF LLP
Signed
17 Jul 2026
Value
£600,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Blackpool Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services PO Box 11, Town Hall, Blackpool, North West, FY11NBContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court Justice England & WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

DWF Law LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC328794 Manchester, North West

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.