PLACE1002ER Direct Award for Legal Services to Markham Vale Project

Official notice

Authority: Derbyshire County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF12)

Awarded value£57,600published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 14 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Geldards LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Land sales, construction and developments are ongoing and active at Markham Vale, presently requiring legal advice and input on an almost daily basis.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible

79100000 Legal services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: 17 Nov 2025, 16:35 GMT
Last source update: 17 Nov 2025, 16:50 GMT
Authority reference: PLACE1002ER
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-074544
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e2c7 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Nov 2025

Transparency notice published
17 Nov 2025, 16:35 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
17 Nov 2025, 16:50 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £57,6001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Geldards LLP24 Nov 2025 – 29 Jan 2027	£57,600 inc. VAT	14 Nov 2025	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Derbyshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWZQ-2162-JJQL County Hall, Matlock, East Midlands, DE4 3AGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

GELDARDS LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC313172GB-PPON: PPNZ-6759-TVNZ 4 Capital Quarter, Cardiff, Wales, CF10 4BZContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender17 Nov 2025, 16:50 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender17 Nov 2025, 16:35 GMT