Notice Information
Notice Title
Contract for the provision of legal services in relation to cross cutting trade negotiations
Notice Description
The contract provides external legal support when necessary to advise on a range of cross cutting and general trade law issues.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-271ce7e3-719b-4db5-a527-3f4d75147eea
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3666d13-2f64-4b49-ab1a-47374b6875b7
- 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
- £1,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £500,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Apr 202510 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 24 Mar 202511 months ago
- Contract Period
- 24 Mar 2025 - 24 Mar 2027 2-3 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
- DEPARTMENT FOR BUSINESS AND TRADE
- Contact Name
- Department for Business and Trade
- Contact Email
- buyinglegalservices@businessandtrade.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1A 2DY
- 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
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c3666d13-2f64-4b49-ab1a-47374b6875b7
22nd April 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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