Notice Information
Notice Title
Williams Inquiry
Notice Description
A high-profile statutory Inquiry into the Post Office Horizon IT scandal.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-ae35ba0a-f8f1-4cd9-b66f-85dd7c53676e
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/703f50ba-ebb6-4e3a-b4e7-40577799e09d
- 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
- £22,427 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £22,427 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Feb 202512 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Mar 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Mar 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- 13 Mar 2024 - 6 Mar 2027 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
- GOVERNMENT LEGAL DEPARTMENT
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1H 9GL
- Post Town
- 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
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/703f50ba-ebb6-4e3a-b4e7-40577799e09d
25th February 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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