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Project 20543 - ITT 1900 Legal Panel for Government for the Orgreave Inquiry (OI)

Home Office

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08 Oct 2026 at 15:45

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Summary of the contracting process

The Home Office commissioned solicitors to provide end-to-end legal services for the Orgreave Inquiry. The work covers advising and representing the Inquiry and providing legal and litigation support to help its Chair, Panel and Counsel carry out their functions efficiently, fairly and transparently. This is a specialist legal services requirement, focused on supporting a public inquiry rather than general legal advice. Delivery is associated with Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom.

The procurement is complete and DAC Beachcroft LLP was selected for the contract. The award was made on 23 September 2026, for £1,473,755, covering 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028. The original estimated procurement value was £100,000. The Home Office used a selective process to call off from a framework agreement. The tender deadline was 10 August 2026 at 14:00. The requirement was treated as legal services and was not identified as suitable for SMEs or voluntary, community and social enterprises. No evaluation criteria or lot structure are reported.

This award demonstrates demand from the Home Office for substantial, end-to-end legal and litigation support to a public inquiry. A credible competitor for a comparable future requirement would need the capacity to act as inquiry solicitors and sustain a broad service covering legal advice, representation and litigation support for the Chair, panel and counsel. The work requires the ability to support an inquiry’s functions efficiently, fairly and transparently, so relevant experience in complex inquiry proceedings and dependable delivery across multiple legal workstreams would be important. The successful provider was a large law firm, and the buyer used a framework call-off route; firms seeking similar work should therefore be positioned to meet the scale of the requirement and compete through an appropriate framework.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Project 20543 - ITT 1900 Legal Panel for Government for the Orgreave Inquiry (OI)

Notice Description

To act as Solicitors to the Inquiry and full legal service provision to the Inquiry; providing end-to-end legal and litigation support services required to enable the Chair, Panel and Counsel to the Inquiry to discharge their functions efficiently, fairly and transparently.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-ca22a91d-2e4e-4fce-910e-676db8bd3b57
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/43582517-d11a-4cef-98e8-d4e94617c424
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

79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,473,755 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Sep 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 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
Home Office
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 4DF
Postcode Area
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
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DAC Beachcroft LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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