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title: "Provision of Legal Advice"
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# Provision of Legal Advice

Buyer: Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0baef98f-1ba4-41da-80e1-e9e08822103a

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## Summary

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) procured specialist external legal advice for its Commercial Directorate. The work supports the agency’s re-procurement of its Direct Debit service, helping it secure a future service that is resilient, effective, compliant and meets business and customer needs. This is a legal advisory services contract, delivered for the DVLA in Swansea, Wales. The requirement is focused on legal support for the Direct Debit procurement programme rather than general legal services. The procurement is categorised as a service, and the stated delivery location is the DVLA’s Swansea site.

The procurement has been awarded and is complete. The DVLA selected Mills & Reeve LLP through a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The award was made on 30 September 2026. The awarded value is £300,000, within an estimated procurement range of £200,000 to £300,000. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027. The tender deadline was 9 September 2026 at 5pm. The requirement is presented as a single legal-advice service, with no separate lots described. Small and medium-sized enterprises were considered suitable. The published information does not set out a detailed scoring model or specific evaluation criteria.

For legal firms competing for comparable DVLA work, relevant strength is specialist external legal advice supporting a complex public-sector procurement, particularly the re-procurement of a Direct Debit service. The buyer’s stated aims make practical procurement support, regulatory compliance and advice that helps maintain a resilient and effective service central to the requirement. Suppliers should be able to understand both the agency’s operational needs and the customer impact of changes to payment services. The contract was delivered at a substantial scale for a focused, time-limited assignment, and the DVLA identified SMEs as suitable to compete. Mills & Reeve LLP’s selection shows that a law firm, rather than a general consultancy, met this requirement through a framework call-off.

## Notice

Contracted awarded for the Provision of Legal Advice 2026 to support the Direct Debit procurement. The Commercial Directorate requires a specialist external legal service to support the Agency's Direct Debit re-procurement programme. This will ensure the future provision of a resilient, effective and compliant service that continues to meet business and customer needs.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37b71231-aee3-4f8b-b44c-dce40a873769 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £300,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £300,000 |
| 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 | Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency |
| Locality | SWANSEA |
| Postcode area | Swansea |
| Postcode | SA6 7JL |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL43 Swansea |
| Local authority | Swansea |
| Electoral ward | Mynydd-bach |
| Westminster constituency | Swansea West |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Mills & Reeve LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79111000 - Legal advisory services

## Release History

- 20 Oct 2026 at 11:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37b71231-aee3-4f8b-b44c-dce40a873769

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37b71231-aee3-4f8b-b44c-dce40a873769
  20th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f96f1101-5d74-4f37-b0a6-71223b611a6f
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8ed6ca6f-b294-413e-9359-436b60185327
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2a7c0794-8f3a-4cc2-be01-ba7bcba92692
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6bb32c42-e2ee-4497-ab81-882bdc2ed9dd
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