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Legal Services

Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) / Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC)

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05 Oct 2026 at 13:56

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Summary of the contracting process

The Civil Nuclear Police Authority and Civil Nuclear Constabulary have procured legal services covering procurement, contract and commercial governance, both complex matters and business-as-usual work, as well as misconduct. The work supports the organisations’ purchasing and contract management and their handling of misconduct matters. The buyer is based at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Didcot, and delivery is identified as being in South East England. This is a professional legal-services requirement, suited to law firms with relevant public-sector and regulatory work. The procurement is recorded as a services contract, with legal services as its principal classification.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Weightmans LLP. The award was made on 5 October 2026, for £810,000, against an estimated procurement range of £200,000 to £810,000. The contract period runs from 9 October 2026 to 8 October 2029. The requirement was presented as a single procurement, without a division into separately described lots. The procedure is described as “Other”, with no further method detail supplied. The recorded tender deadline was 5 October 2026. Small and medium-sized enterprises were identified as suitable suppliers; voluntary, community and social enterprises were not. No evaluation criteria are recorded, so the basis on which tenders were compared cannot be described.

This award shows that the Civil Nuclear Police Authority and Civil Nuclear Constabulary buy a combined legal service spanning procurement advice, contract and commercial governance, and misconduct work. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need a legal team able to cover both complex cases and routine business-as-usual support, and to work across purchasing, contract management and misconduct matters rather than offering only a narrow specialism. The award to a large law firm indicates that a provider with the organisational capacity to deliver across this range was selected; the stated suitability for SMEs also signals that smaller firms were considered capable of competing. Firms should assess whether they can demonstrate relevant expertise and dependable capacity across the full scope for a public-sector client with a civil nuclear policing remit.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Legal Services

Notice Description

Legal services: Procurement, Contract and Commercial Governance (Complex and BAU) and Misconduct.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-0b3b4f42-0c09-4174-a062-0790bd32fee5
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/379956c8-852a-4489-9dfa-3b3e05001d5c
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other -
Tender Suitability
SME
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
£810,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£810,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
5 Oct 20262 days ago
Contract Period
9 Oct 2026 - 8 Oct 2029 3-4 years
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
Civil Nuclear Police Authority (CNPA) / Civil Nuclear Constabulary (CNC)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DIDCOT
Postcode
OX11 0GD
Postcode Area
Oxford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England)
Local Authority
Vale of White Horse
Electoral Ward
Hendreds
Westminster Constituency
Didcot and Wantage

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Weightmans LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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