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title: "Legal Services to the Commercial Team"
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# Legal Services to the Commercial Team

Buyer: COMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-009d7924-1052-40e3-ae47-57496d8a0b48

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## Summary

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in England has completed the tendering process for providing legal services to their Commercial Team, which falls under the legal insurance and all-risk insurance category. The procurement, identified as PROC-557-2023, concluded with an award on 16th May 2023, and the contract commenced on 22nd May 2023, with a duration until 22nd May 2026. This tender involved services to offer general ad-hoc legal advice, support, and drafting related to CMA’s ongoing procurement activities. The procurement method used was selective, involving a call-off from a framework agreement. The total contract value is £75,000 GBP.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that specialise in legal services. The winning bid was awarded to GOWLINGS (UK) LLP, an SME, indicating that the tender process favours capable and competitively priced smaller entities. Businesses providing legal advisory, representation, documentation, and certification services would find such contracts particularly suitable to expand their portfolio and establish long-term relationships with esteemed organisations such as the CMA.

## Notice

As described in Framework Schedule 1 Specification - Lot 1 Requirements To include but not limited to general ad-hoc advice, support and drafting in relation to CMAs ongoing procurement activity across all categories of spend.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/06a30386-0c14-415e-bd55-579dd3e7f95f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 26 Sep 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Apr 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 May 2023 |
| Contract period | 21 May 2023 - 22 May 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £75,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £75,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | COMPETITION AND MARKETS AUTHORITY |
| Additional buyers | COMPETITION & MARKETS AUTHORITY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | WC1B 4AD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI36 Camden |
| Local authority | Camden |
| Electoral ward | Bloomsbury |
| Westminster constituency | Holborn and St Pancras |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | GOWLINGS (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 66513000 - Legal insurance and all-risk insurance services
- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 26 Sep 2024 at 08:48 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/06a30386-0c14-415e-bd55-579dd3e7f95f
- 5 Jul 2023 at 10:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/06a30386-0c14-415e-bd55-579dd3e7f95f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/06a30386-0c14-415e-bd55-579dd3e7f95f
  26th September 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f47b4d3e-c900-4744-9e8b-99d25737fbf4
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f90a4136-89b6-46cf-9fab-4a6d9c78019c
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