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PS26262 - Tribunal Claim

UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION

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18 Sep 2026 at 09:22

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

UK Research and Innovation engaged legal services for a tribunal claim, under the requirement titled PS26262 - Tribunal Claim (MA). The work falls within the legal services category and is delivered in the United Kingdom. UK Research and Innovation is the buying organisation, with UK Shared Business Services Ltd managing the procurement as its shared service provider. The requirement was structured as a single lot and relates to legal advice and representation connected with the tribunal claim. It is relevant to law firms and legal practices that handle tribunal claims for public sector organisations, particularly those able to provide the required service across the UK. The awarded supplier, Doyle Clayton Solicitors Ltd, is an SME legal practice based in London.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a selective procedure, with the contract awarded below threshold under an existing framework and without a competitive call-off. Doyle Clayton Solicitors Ltd was awarded the single lot. The award is active and the award date was 25 August 2026. The contract was signed on 25 August 2026 and runs from 25 August 2026 to 26 August 2027. Its value is £40,000 excluding VAT and £48,000 including VAT. The process was evaluated through the framework award route rather than an open competition. The contract remains active and is for legal services associated with the tribunal claim. The procurement is linked to a wider framework arrangement.

This award is useful market evidence for legal practices serving central government and research-sector bodies. A credible competitor would need demonstrable capability in tribunal claims, including the legal expertise and case-handling capacity to support a public authority through the relevant proceedings. Experience of working with public sector clients would help, as would the ability to operate under framework terms and respond through a selective, below-threshold route rather than relying on open-market tendering. The award also shows that UK Research and Innovation uses external specialist legal suppliers for discrete tribunal matters, with an SME law firm selected for the requirement. Firms with a comparable legal services offering, suitable professional resources and experience of public-sector instructions would be the closest commercial peers when this type of requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PS26262 - Tribunal Claim

Notice Description

PS26262 Tribunal Claim MA

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0774fb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088472-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - award under framework
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

79100000 - Legal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£40,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
25 Aug 2026 - 26 Aug 2027 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
UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1FL
Postcode Area
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Westminster Constituency
Swindon North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DOYLE CLAYTON SOLICITORS

Further Information

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