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title: "Manston Inquiry - specific Legal support Services"
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# Manston Inquiry - specific Legal support Services

Buyer: Home Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-02405c06-6a4d-41ed-875e-6d568afe3b86

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## Summary

The Home Office procured flexible, as-needed legal support for the Manston Inquiry, using external paralegals and solicitors to complement the Government Legal Department’s role. The work falls within legal advisory and representation services (CPV 79110000) and is delivered in London. The requirement was called off from Lot 1 of the RM6360 framework. The description makes clear that the arrangement does not commit the Home Office to any minimum volume of work or spend. This is a specialist legal-services requirement supporting an inquiry, rather than a general legal advice contract. Suppliers considering comparable work should therefore assess their ability to provide both solicitor and paralegal support flexibly, in response to the inquiry’s needs.

The procurement is complete and DWF was selected for the contract. The award was made on 22 September 2026, for £870,000. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2028. The stated procurement estimate was £100,000; the awarded value is substantially higher, and these figures are distinct. The route was a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The award information identifies DWF as the supplier, but gives no details of the evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements, so no basis for comparing bids can be drawn from those fields. The tender was marked complete, and the award is active. The requirement was for legal services on an as-required basis, with no guaranteed workload or spend.

This award demonstrates demand from the Home Office for external legal capacity to support the Manston Inquiry alongside the Government Legal Department. A credible competitor for a comparable requirement would need to provide solicitor and paralegal resource that can be called on flexibly as the inquiry’s needs arise, rather than relying on a fixed volume of work. The award went to DWF, a large supplier, indicating that a substantial legal-services provider was selected for this engagement; however, the published information does not identify particular accreditations, specialist experience or capacity thresholds. Firms should judge their relevance on their ability to deliver inquiry-related legal support in London and complement in-house government lawyers, while accounting commercially for uncertain workload and the absence of guaranteed spend. The framework call-off route is also relevant to suppliers seeking similar work.

## Notice

Legal services from Lot 1 (RM6360) to provide external paralegal and solicitor support on a flexible and as required basis to compliment the GLD role in supporting the Manston Inquiry. No guaranteed volumes or spend committed.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/395da966-d8a5-4c4f-b948-475538a0e52f |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £870,000 |
| 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 | Home Office |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1P 4DF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DWF LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services

## Release History

- 8 Oct 2026 at 15:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/395da966-d8a5-4c4f-b948-475538a0e52f

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/395da966-d8a5-4c4f-b948-475538a0e52f
  8th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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