LEGAL SERVICES TO PROCURE A DEVELOPMENT PARTNER TO BRING FORWARD RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (TOWN CENTRE LIVING)

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-06f56f
Creator: Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Published: 2026-09-09T10:21:52.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Authority: Stockton on Tees Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC11)

Awarded value£60,100published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 30 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to DWF Law LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council wish to commission a legal team to advise and act on the Council's behalf to procure a development partner to bring forward high quality town centre living across a package of sites in and around Stockton Town Centre over the next 3 years

CPV: Legal advisory services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1FC from the NEPO513 Legal Services for the LEGAL SERVICES TO PROCURE A DEVELOPMENT PARTNER TO BRING FORWARD RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (TOWN CENTRE LIVING)Awarded

FC from the NEPO513 Legal Services for the LEGAL SERVICES TO PROCURE A DEVELOPMENT PARTNER TO BRING FORWARD RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (TOWN CENTRE LIVING) The Council wish to commission a legal team to advise and act on the Council's behalf to procure a development partner to bring forward high quality town centre living across a package of sites in and around Stockton Town Centre over the next 3 years This tender process will appoint a legal team to help evaluate the tender returns process with the input of the relevant SBC teams and to act as a key partner to the Council during the procuremen…

Delivery: North East

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: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 9 Sept 2026, 11:21 BST
Last source update: 9 Sept 2026, 11:21 BST
Authority reference: RIG.19.2627
Classification (CPV): Legal advisory services
Delivery area: North East (UKC11)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f56f

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: A further competition was followed on the NEPO513 legal services framework. An expression of interest was sent out to all suppliers on the frameworks, 6 responses were returned with a scored weighting of 60% Quality, 30% Price and 10% SV.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £60,1001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 7

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
DWF Law LLP	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 085300-2026-1 · DWF Law LLP
Signed
30 Jul 2026
Value
£60,100
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
7bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Stockton on Tees Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Dunedin House, Columbia Drive, Thornaby, Stockton on Tees, North East, TS176BJ [email protected]

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal Court of JusticeReview body London WC2A 2LL

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

DWF LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC328794 1 Scott Place, 2 Hardman Street,, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M3 3AA, North West, M3 3AA

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.