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Published 9 Nov 2026, 16:03 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

General Legal Advice · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: South Kesteven District Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF3)
Awarded value£99,998published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Weightmans LLP
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Contract to cover a range of sensitive/complex ad-hoc legal and governance enquiries; but not limited to -. Direct Award as permissable under Framework - NEPO513 LEGAL SERVICES.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract to cover a range of sensitive/complex ad-hoc legal and governance enquiries; but not limited to -

  • Assistance with corporate complaints
  • Assistance with planning matters
  • Council motions and procedure
  • Constitutional amendments
  • Discharge of statutory duties
  • LGR governance issues

CPV: Legal services

Open work like this

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The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded

Direct Award as permissable under Framework - NEPO513 LEGAL SERVICES

Delivery: East Midlands

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £99,9981 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Weightmans LLP£99,998 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 106376-2026-1 · Weightmans LLP

    Signed
    1 Aug 2026
    Value
    £99,998
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

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
9 Nov 2026, 16:03 GMT
Last source update
9 Nov 2026, 16:03 GMT
Authority reference
DN835568
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-106376
Classification (CPV)
Legal services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b7ed Find a Tender
Why no open competition
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification

Direct Award as permissable under Framework - NEPO513 LEGAL SERVICES

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

South Kesteven District Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council Offices, The Picture House, St Catherine's Road,, Grantham, East Midlands, NG316TTContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • South Kesteven Disctict CouncilReview body Grantham

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.