Legal Support for Monitoring Officer

Official notice

Authority: Huntingdonshire District Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East of England (UKH12)

Awarded value£78,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 10 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Trowers & Hamlins LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of specialist legal advice and support for the Council's Monitoring Officer.

CPV: Legal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Specialist legal support providing:Awarded

Specialist legal support providing:

i) Rapid responses on legal queries to support the discharge of Monitoring Officer functions.

ii) Specialist advice on complex matters and constitutional review.

Delivery: East of England

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: 23 Feb 2026, 12:06 GMT
Last source update: 23 Feb 2026, 12:06 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-016024
Classification (CPV): Legal services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065a05 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This contract has been awarded under the direct award procedure provided for in the Procurement Services Legal Services Framework Agreement ref Y21012 (Contract Award notice ref 2022/S 000-027007).

Publisher note: This contract has been awarded under the direct award procedure provided for in the Procurement Services Legal Services Framework Agreement ref Y21012 (Contract Award notice ref 2022/S 000-027007).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £78,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Trowers & Hamlins LLP	£78,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 016024-2026-1 · Trowers & Hamlins LLP
Signed
10 Feb 2026
Value
£78,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Huntingdonshire District Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Pathfinder House St Mary's Street Huntingdon,, Cambridgeshire, East of England, PE293TNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Trowers & Hamlins LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC337852 3 Bunhill Row, London, East of England, EC1Y 8YZ

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.