Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Dsit
- Value
- £15,000
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Sector
- Business services · Legal services (CPV 79100000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
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- Timeline
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- Contract date29 Oct 2026
- Published29 Oct 2026Published the same day
Description
***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement has been concluded as a direct award under Lot 3 of the Government Commercial Agency RM6360 Legal Panel for Government framework. Brief Description of Requirement The requirement is for the provision of specialist external legal advice in support of Project SKYLARK. The framework route was used to access specialist legal expertise not available internally. Suppliers were shortlisted in accordance with the framework process based on the required expertise and checked for conflicts of interest, resulting in one suitable supplier being available for award. This contract includes an optional extension of £200,000 for activity in 2027, which can be activated at the Contracting Authority's discretion.
About the supplier
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader International LLP: every public contract they have won.