Notice Information
Notice Title
P4104137 Provision of Legal Advisers for Patent Dispute
Notice Description
The call-off contract shall commence on the 30th October 2025 and the expiry date will be 29th October 2026 for a period of 12 months. The contract value will be up to PS180,000.00 excluding VAT. This Direct Award is being offered under Panel RM6179 Legal Services Framework Lot 1: General Legal Services Panel and the Panel Terms and Conditions shall apply.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-013e9254-e594-44fa-a472-49160eea2bf9
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/06bbc830-223d-4da7-a8cb-1d9ef011cb7f
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79100000 - Legal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £180,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £180,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Oct 2025 - 29 Oct 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DFTC - DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- dftprocurement@dft.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 4DR
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- Vincent Square
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/06bbc830-223d-4da7-a8cb-1d9ef011cb7f
17th November 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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