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Contract Award Notice (CAN) for RWE Legal External Services

Ministry of Defence

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18 Aug 2026 at 09:49

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Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence procured external legal services to provide legal support for the Rotary Wing Enterprise programme. The requirement covers legal services (CPV 79100000), delivered in the South West of England, with the buyer’s listed location at Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil. The work is a service rather than goods or construction, and is associated with the Ministry of Defence’s rotary-wing aviation activity. The selected provider is Mills & Reeve LLP, a large legal practice. The requirement is therefore relevant to firms with public-sector legal capability and experience supporting complex defence, aviation or major programme work in the South West or across England.

This procurement has been awarded and is complete. The Ministry of Defence made a direct award to Mills & Reeve LLP on 28 July 2026, using the RM6360 Legal Services Crown Commercial Service framework through a framework call-off. The awarded value is £200,000. The contract runs from 28 July 2026 to 31 March 2027. The tender submission deadline was 24 July 2026 at 5pm. The award covers the Rotary Wing Enterprise legal-support requirement. The opportunity was not divided into lots. Participation was identified as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible competitors would need to provide high-quality external legal support for a defence programme involving rotary-wing aviation. The award demonstrates demand for a substantial, specialist legal-services engagement rather than a small advisory instruction. Relevant suppliers would need the capacity to support the Ministry of Defence, understand the governance and commercial pressures of a major public-sector programme, and provide a suitably broad legal team. Access to the RM6360 Legal Services framework was the route used for this award, so firms seeking comparable Ministry of Defence work would need to be appointed to the relevant framework or work with an appointed provider.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Contract Award Notice (CAN) for RWE Legal External Services

Notice Description

FOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES ONLY - CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE. It is not an expression of interest for a future opportunity. Relates to the direct award of Legal Services from Mills & Reeve via the RM6360 Legal Services Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Framework for the provision of Legal Support to the Rotary Wing Enterprise programme.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-8e55b2c3-2820-40fa-aa67-e78245003f7e
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90bc1d7c-9540-4137-8f92-23bdb495b0a8
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
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
24 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
28 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 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
Ministry of Defence
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
YEOVIL
Postcode
BA20 2YB
Postcode Area
Bath
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK62 Somerset
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Somerset
Electoral Ward
Yeovil South
Westminster Constituency
Yeovil

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Mills & Reeve LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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