Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Dentons UK and Middle East
- Value
- £812,350.20
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Public administration & defence services · Foreign economic-aid-related services (CPV 75211200)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
- 018599-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date25 Feb 2026
- Published2 Mar 2026Published 5 days after the contract date
Description
The procurement concerns the provision of specialist legal and commercial advisory services to support the FCDO’s MOBILIST programme. The original contract was awarded as a Direct Award under the CCS Legal Services Panel Framework RM6179, Lot 2 (Finance and Complex Legal Services), following receipt of a single bid in accordance with the framework rules. The contract is delivered on a time‑and‑materials basis using approved maximum chargeable rates. The nature of the services includes specialist legal advice, comprising legal due‑diligence reviews, legal opinions on transaction structures and enforceability, regulatory and compliance advice, governance support for special‑purpose vehicles, and negotiation of investment, brokerage, custody, and other commercial agreements in multiple jurisdictions. Additional information: This amendment is for ongoing finalisation of commissioned work only
About the supplier
Dentons UK and Middle East: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC322045).