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Great British Energy - External Legal Services 2026-2028

Great British Energy

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20 Jul 2026 at 13:08

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Summary of the contracting process

Great British Energy procured external legal services to support its renewable energy investments, project development, and the design and delivery of grant and debt funding programmes. The requirement covers regulatory advice, permissions, planning and consents, alongside transaction support and complementary legal services. Contractors also support Great British Energy’s core legal needs, including employment, public law, procurement, freedom of information and environmental information requests, subsidy control, competition, commercial matters and litigation. This is a legal services contract (CPV 79100000), delivered for Great British Energy across the United Kingdom and internationally as required. The buyer is based at AB1 Building, Crimon Place, Aberdeen, Scotland.

The procurement is complete and three suppliers were awarded contracts: Sharpe Pritchard LLP, Burges Salmon LLP and Ashurst Perkins Coie UK LLP. The award date was 1 July 2026. The total programme budget and maximum value of each contract is £2,000,000, although Great British Energy is not committed to spend any amount with any contractor. The initial contract period runs from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027, with an option to extend to 30 June 2028. The contracts were awarded through a selective direct award call-off from the Government Commercial Agency’s Legal Panel for Government, RM6360, Lots 1 and 2. Work is allocated according to lot, conflicts of interest and relevant experience.

This requirement indicates demand for large-scale, multi-disciplinary legal support from firms with extensive renewable energy experience across the full range of technologies. Credible competitors would need to combine investment and project-development expertise with capability in grant and debt funding programmes, regulatory matters, planning, permissions and consents, and complex transactions. They would also need sufficient breadth and capacity to support an expanding public-sector organisation’s day-to-day legal work, including employment, public law, procurement, freedom of information and environmental information requests, subsidy control, competition, commercial advice and litigation. The award demonstrates that Great British Energy uses a panel-based route and values the ability to manage conflicts of interest while matching specialist experience to different workstreams.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Great British Energy - External Legal Services 2026-2028

Notice Description

Support is required from the Contractors who must have extensive experience in the renewables sector, across the full range of technologies, initially supporting both investments and project development and the design and delivery of programmes for the delivery of grant and debt funding. The Contractors must be able to provide the full range of complementary advice and transaction services, including regulatory, permissions, planning, consent. In addition, given the small size of the GBE in-house legal team, Contractors must be capable of supporting GBE's core needs be that in the context of a transaction or in a BAU setting. This will include employment, public law, procurement, FOIA/EIR, subsidy control, competition, commercial, employment and litigation. Further details are included with the Contracts. These Contracts were awarded following the direct award process under the Government Commercial Agency's Legal Panel for Government RM6360, Lots 1 and 2. The budget for the programme is PS2million to run from 2026 - 2028. Each Contract has maximum value of this total programme spend, but there is no commitment to spend any value with any Contractor. Activity will be allocated to a Contractor based upon lot, conflicts of interest and experience in this area required. Each Contract has an initial phase until 30/06/2027, with an option to extend until 30/06/2028. Additional information: Redacted contracts

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9ae93648-e550-4aee-b1ff-3e208b78a20c
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e1948b0d-78b7-46d7-9842-a0b8fa0a4c29
Current Stage
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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
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Jul 20263 months ago
Contract Period
1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 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
Great British Energy
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ABERDEEN
Postcode
AB10 1BJ
Postcode Area
Aberdeen
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Aberdeen City
Electoral Ward
Midstocket/Rosemount
Westminster Constituency
Aberdeen South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

Sharpe Pritchard LLP

Burges Salmon LLP

Ashurst LLP

Further Information

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