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External Legal Support for FMSP Extensions

Ministry of Defence

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27 Jul 2026 at 15:16

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Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence procured external legal support for FMSP extensions. This is a professional legal services requirement, classified under CPV 79100000, supporting the extension of an FMSP-related arrangement. The work is associated with the Ministry of Defence site at Abbey Wood in Bristol, South West England. The requirement is for services rather than goods or construction, and is therefore relevant to law firms and legal practices able to advise a government department on contract extensions. The named buyer is the Ministry of Defence, which will use the service for its own procurement and contractual needs. The scope is narrowly focused on external legal support for FMSP extensions rather than general legal services.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Mills and Reeve LLP. The Ministry of Defence used an open procedure described as below threshold. The tender submission deadline was 30 May 2026, and the award was made on 31 May 2026. The awarded value is £450,000. The contract period runs from 1 June 2026 to 30 September 2028. The tender had a single stated service requirement and was not divided into lots. The procurement was categorised as services, with the subject classified as legal services. The recorded suitability assessment states that participation was not identified as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This award demonstrates a defined Ministry of Defence requirement for external legal support connected with FMSP extensions, delivered through an open below-threshold route. It is most relevant to established legal practices with the ability to provide specialist contractual advice to a central government client and to support extension work over a sustained period. A credible future competitor would need sufficient legal capacity, reliable project management and experience of handling complex public-sector contractual requirements. The selected supplier, Mills and Reeve LLP, is recorded as a large organisation, indicating that scale was consistent with the successful outcome. Firms seeking comparable work should focus on this buyer’s specific FMSP extension requirement rather than unrelated legal services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

External Legal Support for FMSP Extensions

Notice Description

External Legal Support for FMSP Extensions

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-921fbb16-8543-4abc-ba8b-8648367e6467
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3b2f7d74-5c12-4c29-a307-c63bf6c57354
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (below threshold)
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
£450,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£450,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 May 20264 months ago
Contract Period
1 Jun 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 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
Ministry of Defence
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS34 8JH
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Park & Cheswick
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Mills & Reeve LLP

Further Information

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