Specialist Legal Advice to South Tees Development Corporation

Official notice

Authority: Hartlepool Development Corporation (Public body)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC1)

Awarded value£200,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 23 Sept 2024no call for competition

Awarded to Foot Anstey LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

South Tees Development Corporation (STDC) (the 'Contracting Authority'), part of the Tees Valley Combined Authority Group, have entered into a contract with the awarded provider to provide specialist legal advice in relation to negotiating the Energy JV contract (Power-Elec-Business and Corporate). 24 month contract, with option to extend for a further 12 months.

CPV: Legal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East

Extensions: 24 month contract, with option to extend for a further 12 months.

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: 3 Mar 2025, 14:57 GMT
Last source update: 3 Mar 2025, 14:57 GMT
Authority reference: STDC-PROC-0522
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-007686
Classification (CPV): Legal services
Delivery area: North East (UKC1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04e907 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: Reg. 32 (2)(b)(ii) Competition is absent for technical reasons
The legal firms on TVCA Legal Services Framework were approached in the first instance but found to have conflict of interests due to representing the other parties involved. Other firms, who are not on the TVCA Legal Services Framework, were also approached but similarly found to have conflicts.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £200,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 23 Sept 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Foot Anstey LLP	£200,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Specialist Legal Advice to South Tees Development Corporation · Foot Anstey LLP
Signed
23 Sept 2024
Value
£200,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	1	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Tees Valley Combined Authority

Contracting authorityPublic bodyRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside International Airport, Darlington, North East, DL21NJContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High CourtReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

FOOT ANSTEY LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC360255 Salt Quay House, 4 North East Quay, Sutton Harbour,, Plymouth, South West, PL4 0BN

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.