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title: "Command and Control Programme (C2P) - Legal Services"
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# Command and Control Programme (C2P) - Legal Services

Buyer: Maritime & Coastguard Agency  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-1d6e5407-aafa-4df5-ac21-334f9844df42

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## Summary

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) bought specialist legal advisory services to support its Command and Control Programme, which is intended to modernise HM Coastguard’s operational command and control system. The legal support covers the commercial lifecycle, including procurement strategy, contract and commercial terms, data protection, cybersecurity, intellectual property, regulatory compliance, assurance and risk management. The work supports a complex, operationally critical programme. Delivery is described as covering the United Kingdom and a broad range of other locations, including Europe, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories and elsewhere worldwide.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to DWF Law LLP. The award date was 6 September 2026, with the contract running from 7 September 2026 to 5 September 2031. The awarded contract value is £900,000. The MCA used a further competition under the Legal Panel for Government framework, as a selective framework call-off. The requirement was advertised with a submission deadline of 15 July 2026. It was classified as a services contract, and the procurement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The published information does not set out the scoring or evaluation criteria used to select the supplier.

This award demonstrates demand from the MCA for sustained specialist legal support on a major HM Coastguard technology programme, rather than a one-off legal task. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to advise across public procurement and commercial contracting while also handling data protection, cybersecurity, intellectual property and regulatory compliance. The work calls for the ability to provide independent assurance and manage legal and commercial risk across a complex programme with operationally critical requirements. Experience supporting government clients and working effectively through a framework further competition would be relevant to this buyer’s purchasing route. The requirement was considered suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, indicating that smaller specialist practices could be relevant if they can demonstrate the necessary breadth and capacity.

## Notice

The Command and Control Programme (C2P) aims to transform HM Coastguard's command and control capability with a modern, secure and fully integrated operational system. Given the scale, complexity and operational criticality of this investment, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has procured specialist external legal support to provide robust compliance, assurance and risk mitigation across the commercial lifecycle. The programme requires sustained expert legal advice spanning procurement strategy, contracting and commercial terms, data protection, cybersecurity, intellectual property, regulatory compliance and independent legal assurance. This requirement was procured through Further Competition under the Government Commercial Agency framework Legal Panel for Government (RM6360), Lot 1.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f6fe6246-38a8-423e-baa2-d22743943fe9 |
| 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, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 6 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 7 Sep 2026 - 5 Sep 2031 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £900,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £900,000 |
| 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 | Maritime & Coastguard Agency |
| Locality | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Postcode area | Southampton |
| Postcode | SO15 1EG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| Electoral ward | Banister & Polygon |
| Westminster constituency | Southampton Itchen |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79111000 - Legal advisory services

## Release History

- 2 Oct 2026 at 18:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f6fe6246-38a8-423e-baa2-d22743943fe9

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f6fe6246-38a8-423e-baa2-d22743943fe9
  2nd October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/de9fe7f7-7456-4ae0-8b95-018a098291ec
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## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency

## Provenance

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