Notice Information
Notice Title
Legal Advice
Notice Description
This is a direct award for legal advice
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058aa4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004322-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £25,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Aug 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 18 Aug 2025 - 31 Dec 2026 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DRIVER AND VEHICLE STANDARDS AGENCY
- Contact Name
- Stacey Griffiths
- Contact Email
- commercialenquiries@dvsa.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 0
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS5 0DA
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK51 Bristol, City of
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Bristol, City of
- Electoral Ward
- Lawrence Hill
- Westminster Constituency
- Bristol East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004322-2026
19th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049880-2025
19th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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