Contract

External Legal Support - Electronic Vehicle Charging Area Transit Stations

  • West Midlands Combined Authority

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-077304

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05e953

Published 26 November 2025, 2:28pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

West Midlands Combined Authority

16 Summer Lane

Birmingham

B193SD

Email

katie.griffin@wmca.org.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG31 - Birmingham

Justification for not providing organisation identifier

Not on any register

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.wmca.org.uk/

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

External Legal Support - Electronic Vehicle Charging Area Transit Stations

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79100000 - Legal services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

West Midlands Combined Authority have awarded a contract to Browne Jacobson to provide legal advice in regards to the development of Electric Vehicle Charging Area Transit Stations, across the West Midlands region.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £222,815.28

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79100000 - Legal services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG - West Midlands (England)

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

West Midlands Combined Authority have awarded a contract to Browne Jacobson to provide legal advice in regards to the development of Electric Vehicle Charging Area Transit Stations, across the West Midlands region.

This is a compliant direct award via the Procurement Services Framework via Kent County Council.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Price

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below

  • The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations

Explanation:

Compliant direct award process utilising the Procurement Services Framework via Kent County Council.

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section five. Award of contract

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

20 November 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 1

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Browne Jacobson LLP

Nottingham

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKF - East Midlands (England)
Companies House

OC306448

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £222,815.28

Total value of the contract/lot: £222,815.28


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

West Midlands Combined Authority

Birmingham

B19 3SD

Country

United Kingdom