Notice Information
Notice Title
Planning and Major Permissions, Environmental and Public Law Services
Notice Description
The provision of legal advice on the following areas of law; Planning, Major Permissions, Environmental, Land and Public Law. Community Engagement, Site Evaluation, and Consenting of the GDF.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The provision of legal advice on the following areas of law; Planning, Major Permissions, Environmental, Land and Public Law. Community Engagement, Site Evaluation, and Consenting of the GDF.
Options: 1+1+1
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03f7ab
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059571-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- 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
- £44,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £44,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Sep 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Sep 2024Expired
- Award Date
- 21 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2025 - 30 Apr 2035 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NUCLEAR WASTE SERVICES LIMITED
- Additional Buyers
INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR SERVICES LIMITED
NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING AUTHORITY
NUCLEAR RESTORATION SERVICES LIMITED
- Contact Name
- James Hicks
- Contact Email
- james.hicks@nuclearwasteservices.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DIDCOT
- Postcode
- OX11 0GD
- Post Town
- Oxford
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD1 Cumbria
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD13 Cumberland
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Cumberland
- Electoral Ward
- Belah
- Westminster Constituency
- Carlisle
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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