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P4104108 Provision of Legal Advisers to support a Revenue Certainty Mechanism for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT

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21 Oct 2026 at 17:00

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26 Mar 2025 at 11:19

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Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Transport procured legal advisory services to support a revenue certainty mechanism for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The work concerns legal advice for a mechanism intended to provide revenue certainty in the SAF sector; the procurement is classified as legal services (CPV 79100000). Delivery addresses cover the United Kingdom and overseas locations, including Europe, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the rest of the world. The buyer is the Department for Transport, based in London. This is a specialist legal-services requirement connected specifically with sustainable aviation fuel and the design or operation of its revenue certainty mechanism, rather than general legal support or aviation services.

The procurement is complete and Dentons UK and Middle East LLP was selected. The award is valued at £1,839,879.03; the tender description gives a total contract value of £1,300,000 excluding VAT. The award is dated 21 October 2026. The contract runs from 27 March 2025 to 26 March 2027, with no extension options. The competition was a selective call-off mini-competition under the Crown Commercial Service legal services framework, for finance and complex legal services. The tender submission deadline was 3 February 2025 at 12:00. The process records that the requirement was not considered suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises. No evaluation criteria are stated in the available procurement information.

For a supplier considering this buyer’s future requirement, the award demonstrates demand for specialist legal advice supporting a revenue certainty mechanism for sustainable aviation fuel. A credible competitor would need to show legal expertise relevant to complex finance arrangements and the ability to advise on a mechanism with a sector-specific commercial purpose. The selected supplier was a large law firm, and the work was bought through a mini-competition on a legal-services framework covering finance and complex legal services. Experience in comparable legal advisory work, capacity to support a substantial, multi-jurisdictional requirement, and access to the relevant framework route would therefore be commercially pertinent. The procurement was marked unsuitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that the buyer positioned this requirement for larger-scale suppliers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

P4104108 Provision of Legal Advisers to support a Revenue Certainty Mechanism for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

Notice Description

Provision of Legal Advisers to support a Revenue Certainty Mechanism for Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) The call-off contract shall commence on 27th March 2025 and the expiry date will be 26th March 2027, for a period of two years with no options to extend. The total contract value shall be PS1,300,000 excluding VAT. This procurement activity was a mini competition under the Crown Commercial Services RM6179 Legal Services Panel Lot 2: Finance and Complex Legal Services and the Commercial Agreement Terms and Conditions shall apply.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-443ec903-c27a-4a20-a05c-dadf0916cf9f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c38d0384-b917-4502-a17e-4d004888dfdd
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
£1,839,879 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,839,879 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
27 Mar 2025 - 26 Mar 2027 1-2 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
THE DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DR
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Dentons UK and Middle East LLP

Further Information

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