Right to Buy Phase 3 · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Southampton City Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£291,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 22 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Ashfords LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Right to Buy Legal Services

CPV: Legal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

Extensions: 12 month extension option

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: 5 Aug 2026, 12:07 BST
Last source update: 5 Aug 2026, 12:07 BST
Authority reference: SCC-2026-0066
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-074126
Classification (CPV): Legal services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06dc39 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Direct Award under the Procurement Services Y21012 Legal Services Framework

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £291,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 22 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Ashfords LLP	£291,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 074126-2026-SCC-2026-0066-1 · Ashfords LLP
Signed
22 Jul 2026
Value
£291,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Southampton City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Civic Centre Road, Southampton, South East, SO147LYContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Ashfords LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC342432 Exeter, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.