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Ministry of Defence

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23 Jul 2026 at 08:33

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Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence procured external legal support for its Heavy Protected Mobility Team. This is a professional legal services requirement, within the wider business services category (CPV 79000000), supporting the Ministry’s defence equipment and mobility activity. The requirement was delivered for the Heavy Protected Mobility Team, with the buying organisation based in Bristol. DLA Piper was the selected legal services provider. The work concerns continuing specialist legal support rather than general administrative or commercial services, so it is most relevant to law firms and legal practices with experience advising defence organisations, military equipment programmes or similarly complex public-sector clients. Businesses offering unrelated consulting, recruitment, marketing, printing or security services are unlikely to be suitable for this particular requirement.

The procurement has been awarded and the resulting contract is active. The Ministry of Defence used a limited procedure: an award without prior publication of a call for competition, justified as a repetition or continuation of existing services provided by DLA Piper under framework RM6360. DLA Piper received the award for Heavy Protected Mobility legal support. The award was made on 2 June 2026, when the contract was signed, at a value of £200,000. Price was the stated award criterion, and one bid was recorded. The procurement was handled as a single requirement. The published process records the tender as complete and the award as active; the contract is also active. No contract end date or duration is stated.

This award shows established demand from the Ministry of Defence for external legal advice supporting its Heavy Protected Mobility Team, with work delivered through a limited route and an existing framework. A credible future competitor would need to provide specialist legal capability for defence procurement, protected mobility, military equipment or related government programmes, together with the capacity to continue supporting an established team and complex ongoing requirements. Firms should be able to demonstrate relevant public-sector and defence experience, robust information handling, dependable resourcing and the ability to work within framework-based procurement arrangements. The price-led evaluation indicates that competitive commercial pricing matters alongside technical credibility. The award also identifies DLA Piper as a large incumbent provider, setting a clear benchmark for scale and market positioning.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

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Notice Description

External Legal support to the Heavy Protected Mobility Team

Lot Information

Lot 1

External Legal support to the Heavy Protected Mobility Team

Procurement Information

This Contract is a repetition/continuation of legal support provided by DLA Piper under Framework RM6360.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d160
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069408-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for 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

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Ministry of Defence
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISOL
Postcode
Not specified
Postcode Area
Not specified
Country
Not specified
Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
TLK1 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area
Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DLA Piper UK LLP

Further Information

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