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Great British Energy - External Legal Services 2026-2028

GREAT BRITISH ENERGY

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20 Jul 2026 at 12:08

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process managed by Great British Energy, located in Aberdeen, Scotland, has concluded with the award of contracts for "Great British Energy - External Legal Services 2026-2028". This falls under the industry category of legal services and is governed by a CPV classification of 79100000. The contracts were awarded following a selective procurement method, specifically a call-off from the Government Commercial Agency's Legal Panel RM6360, Lots 1 and 2. Valued at £2 million, the process has successfully progressed to the award stage, with the contracts set to commence on 1st July 2026 and phase completion by 30th June 2027, with an extension option till 30th June 2028. The contracts cover extensive legal support in the renewables sector, intended to aid both investments, project development, and program delivery.

This tender represents significant opportunities for businesses providing legal services, particularly those with expertise in the renewables sector. Firms such as Sharpe Pritchard LLP, Burges Salmon LLP, and Ashurst Perkins Coie UK LLP have been successful in securing this business, indicating that large-scale firms with robust capabilities across regulatory, transactional, and compliance areas are well-suited to compete for such contracts. The framework's call-off nature allows for flexible service provision, enabling contractors to support Great British Energy’s core and transaction-specific needs. This could provide growth potential for businesses aiming to establish or expand their presence in providing specialised legal services to government energy projects.

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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
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
£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 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
30 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jun 20261 months ago
Contract Period
30 Jun 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
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
ABERDEEN
Postcode
AB10 1BJ
Post Town
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

ASHURST PERKINS COIE

BURGES SALMON

SHARPE PRITCHARD

Further Information

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