Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service (CCS) · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Suppliers
- Ashurst, DLA Piper UK LLP SME, Fieldfisher LLP, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Linklaters LLP, Sidley Austin (CE) LLP, Steptoe & Johnson UK LLP, Tereposky & DeRose LLP SME, Baker & McKenzie LLP, Van Bael & Bellis SME, White & Case LLP, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP +15 more
- Value
- £1,545,000,000 across 26 lots
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Business services · Legal services (CPV 79100000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 002976-2021 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date15 Jan 2021
- Published12 Feb 2021Published 28 days after the contract date
Description
Lot 2 covers the provision of legal advice and services in relation to the negotiation and implementation of trade agreements and trading relationships, and compliance with and enforcement of international law relating to trade. This includes the law of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and trade agreements. Suppliers appointed to this lot must provide advice and services in relation to the areas of Mandatory Specialism detailed in the specification for Lot 2. Suppliers will also be required to provide subcontracting arrangements rapidly and advise on, or provide ready access to, the whole range of chapters within a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Lots in this award
| Lot | Supplier | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade & Negotiations | Ashurst | £45m |
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade & Negotiations | DLA Piper UK LLP SME | £45m |
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade and Disputes | Fieldfisher LLP | £70m |
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade & Negotiations | Fieldfisher LLP | £45m |
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade and Disputes | Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP | £70m |
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade and Disputes | Linklaters LLP | £70m |
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade and Disputes | Sidley Austin (CE) LLP | £70m |
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade & Negotiations | Sidley Austin (CE) LLP | £45m |
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade and Disputes | Steptoe & Johnson UK LLP | £70m |
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade & Negotiations | Steptoe & Johnson UK LLP | £45m |
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade and Disputes | Tereposky & DeRose LLP SME | £70m |
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade and Disputes | Baker & McKenzie LLP | £70m |
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade and Disputes | Van Bael & Bellis SME | £70m |
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade and Disputes | White & Case LLP | £70m |
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade and Disputes | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP | £70m |
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade & Negotiations | Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP | £45m |
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade and Disputes | Baker & Hostetler LLP, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Miura & Partners, Individual supplier, Pinsent Masons LLP +2 more | £70m |
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade and Disputes | Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, TLT LLP | £70m |
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade & Negotiations | Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, TLT LLP | £45m |
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade and Disputes | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP | £70m |
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade & Negotiations | Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP | £45m |
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade & Negotiations | Arent Fox LLP, Burges Salmon LLP | £45m |
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade and Disputes | Clifford Chance LLP | £70m |
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade & Negotiations | Clifford Chance LLP | £45m |
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade and Disputes | Dentons UK and Middle East LLP | £70m |
| Trade Law Panel: International Trade & Negotiations | Dentons UK and Middle East LLP | £45m |
About the suppliers
Ashurst: every public contract they have won.
Baker & McKenzie LLP: every public contract they have won.
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP: every public contract they have won.
Arent Fox LLP: every public contract they have won.
Burges Salmon LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC307212).
Clifford Chance LLP: every public contract they have won.
Dentons UK and Middle East LLP: every public contract they have won.
DLA Piper UK LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 05048236).
Fieldfisher LLP: every public contract they have won.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP: every public contract they have won.
Linklaters LLP: every public contract they have won.
Sidley Austin (CE) LLP: every public contract they have won.
Steptoe & Johnson UK LLP: every public contract they have won.
Tereposky & DeRose LLP: every public contract they have won.
Van Bael & Bellis: every public contract they have won.
White & Case LLP: every public contract they have won.
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP: every public contract they have won.
Baker & Hostetler LLP: every public contract they have won.
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP: every public contract they have won.
Miura & Partners: every public contract they have won.
Pinsent Masons LLP: every public contract they have won.
Yulchon LLC: every public contract they have won.
Zhong Lun Law Firm: every public contract they have won.
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP: every public contract they have won.
McDermott Will & Emery LLP: every public contract they have won.
TLT LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC308658).