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Legal Cost Management System

GREAT BRITISH ENERGY - NUCLEAR

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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27 Jul 2026 at 10:10

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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15 Jul 2026 at 10:00

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Great British Energy – Nuclear procured a legal cost management system and associated managed service for its operations across the United Kingdom. The requirement covers a cloud-based platform for sourcing, managing and overseeing external legal services, including implementation, configuration and ongoing support. It also includes legal invoice review, enforcement of billing guidelines and related law firm management services. This is a specialist legal technology and legal operations service, combining software provision with managed support and oversight of external legal spend. The buyer is Great British Energy – Nuclear, a central government public authority. The requirement was structured as a single service lot and was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The procurement is complete and was awarded directly without competition as a below-threshold purchase. Alacrity Law Limited was selected on 15 July 2026, and the contract was signed on 27 July 2026. The awarded value is £100,000 excluding VAT (£120,000 including VAT). The contract runs from 3 August 2026 to 2 August 2027, with one optional 12-month extension on the same terms, allowing performance until 2 August 2028. Evaluation and selection were conducted through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. The contract is active and covers software-related services and information systems supporting legal cost management. The arrangement was made for Great British Energy – Nuclear’s UK delivery requirements.

This award indicates demand from Great British Energy – Nuclear for suppliers able to combine legal cost management technology with practical legal operations expertise. Credible competitors for a future requirement would need to provide a reliable cloud platform, implement and configure it for the buyer’s processes, and support users after deployment. Relevant capability includes sourcing and oversight of external legal services, legal invoice review, billing guideline enforcement, and effective management of relationships with law firms. Suppliers should be able to integrate software delivery with a managed service, demonstrate strong controls over legal spend and billing data, and provide responsive ongoing support. The requirement’s stated SME suitability suggests that a focused specialist provider, including a technology-led legal services business, could be well placed to compete.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Legal Cost Management System

Notice Description

Provision of a legal cost management platform and associated managed service to Great British Energy - Nuclear (GBE-N). The contract includes access to a cloud-based platform to support the sourcing, management and oversight of external legal services, together with implementation, configuration, support, legal invoice review, billing guideline enforcement and related law firm management services. The contract value is PS100,000 excluding VAT, comprising an initial 12-month term with an optional 12-month extension.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cb9a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070616-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

72260000 - Software-related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Jul 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
3 Aug 2026 - 2 Aug 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
GREAT BRITISH ENERGY - NUCLEAR
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2EG
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ALACRITY LAW LIMITED

Further Information

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