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Outsourced DPO Advisory Services

Council of Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations

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17 Aug 2026 at 09:24

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Council of Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations procured outsourced Data Protection Officer (DPO) advisory services for the Council and its 13 regional Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Associations (RFCA) offices. The requirement is a legal and data protection advisory service, supporting the Council and its regional offices across the United Kingdom. The buying organisation is a sub-central public authority based in London. The service concerns outsourced DPO advice rather than general legal support, and is intended to provide data protection expertise across a distributed group of public-sector offices. Suppliers specialising in external DPO provision, data protection compliance advice and related legal advisory services would be relevant to this requirement and its operating environment.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a below-threshold direct procedure without competition. Moore Kingston Smith LLP was selected as supplier for the single lot. The awarded value is £183,000 gross, including taxes, in GBP. The contract period runs from 18 August 2026 to 1 April 2030. The award outcome was recorded on 17 August 2026, with contract signature scheduled for that date. The requirement was treated as a services contract and was below the applicable threshold. The procurement used direct award rather than an open or restricted competition, so the outcome reflects a non-competitive route and a single appointed provider.

This award demonstrates a sustained requirement for outsourced DPO and data protection advisory capability across a public-sector organisation with a central body and 13 regional offices. A credible future competitor would need to provide dependable legal and regulatory advice, coordinate delivery across multiple offices and maintain consistent support for a distributed client structure. Relevant experience would include acting as an external DPO or providing comparable data protection advisory services to public authorities or other multi-site organisations. Suppliers should be able to manage ongoing compliance advice at organisational scale, communicate with different regional teams and provide a practical service that can operate across the United Kingdom. The selected supplier is an SME, indicating that specialist firms can meet this type of requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Outsourced DPO Advisory Services

Notice Description

Outsourced DPO Advisory Services for the Council and 13 regional RFCA offices. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Legal-advisory-services./439M9643WC To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/439M9643WC

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e53a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077944-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79111000 - Legal advisory services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£183,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
18 Aug 2026 - 1 Apr 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Council of Reserve Forces' and Cadets' Associations
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC2A 4EY
Postcode Area
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Hackney
Electoral Ward
Hoxton East & Shoreditch
Westminster Constituency
Hackney South and Shoreditch

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Moore Kingston Smith LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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