Official UK procurement notice
715916490 - Continuation of Post Completion Activities - Annington Homes
Authority: Defence Infrastructure Organisation - Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOngoing support is required from Forsters LLP, who were the enfranchisement specialists originally appointed in respect of Judicial Review and property law challenge to a decision by SoS for Defence to issue notices pursuant to section 5 of the Leasehold Reform Act 1967 seeking to enfranchise 8 units of Service Family Accommodation (SFA) by way of test cases.
Forsters LLP advised MOD in respect of the High Court trial. Forsters then continued to act for MOD in relation to MOD buying back 36,347 SFA for £5,994,500,000. This deal completed in January 2025 and MOD is now dealing with post completion activities, including contractual obligation to hand back housing units of an aggregated value amounting to £55M requiring Forsters LLP’s ongoing legal advice.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 14 Aug 2026, 16:29 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Sept 2026, 12:11 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-088632- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e503Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights
- Published justification
Forsters has unique knowledge arising from its involvement in the original enfranchisement litigation, the £6bn Annington transaction; and the ongoing post-completion disputes. It would be disproportionately costly or impractical for another firm to have to duplicate, especially given the sensitivities with timing and process at this stage.
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 14 Aug 2026- Transparency notice published14 Aug 2026, 16:29 BSTUK5
- Contract award notice published4 Sept 2026, 16:48 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected16 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published18 Sept 2026, 12:11 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forsters LLP16 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £143,000 | 4 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Forsters LLP
- Signed
- 16 Sept 2026
- Value
- £143,000
- Period
- 16 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Contract Value not above the mandatory threshold.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Forsters LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender