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title: "External Legal Support for The Independent Monitoring Authority - 2026"
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# External Legal Support for The Independent Monitoring Authority - 2026

Buyer: Ministry of Justice  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7db65285-0c3a-4421-8ae1-7b6ac2f9c97e

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## Summary

The Ministry of Justice procured external legal support for the Independent Monitoring Authority. The requirement covers legal services under the contract, classified as CPV 79100000. Work is to be delivered across England and Wales, including London, the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, South East and South West, as well as Wales. This is a national public-sector legal services requirement rather than a local assignment. It is relevant to legal practices able to advise a central government organisation and support the Independent Monitoring Authority across multiple UK locations. The Ministry of Justice is the buying organisation, with the service categorised as professional services rather than goods or construction works.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 2 September 2026 to Browne Jacobson LLP. The award value is £200,000. The contract runs from 4 September 2026 to 31 August 2028. It was conducted as a selective call-off from the RM6360 Legal Panel for Government framework, rather than as an open standalone competition. The tender submission deadline was 27 July 2026 at 12:00. The award is active and covers the full external legal support requirement. The published outcome identifies one supplier and one contract value; these figures should therefore be read as the value and duration of this awarded requirement, not as a combined total across multiple lots or suppliers. The contract is classified as a services procurement.

For competing legal practices, this award demonstrates demand from the Ministry of Justice for external legal support to the Independent Monitoring Authority across England and Wales. A credible future supplier would need a legal services practice capable of supporting central government work, operating across a geographically broad delivery area and providing sustained advice over a multi-year engagement. The procurement also shows that the buyer uses the RM6360 Legal Panel for Government framework and a selective call-off route, so firms seeking comparable work would need access to the relevant framework route and the capability to compete through it. The scale and national coverage point towards an established practice with sufficient depth, capacity and public-sector delivery experience to handle ongoing requirements rather than a narrowly local legal provider.

## Notice

This contract is for external legal services as detailed within the contract. This was competed under RM6360 Legal Panel for Government framework.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f3a37129-bd1a-4eaa-a512-b765c80d635c |
| 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 | 11 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 4 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £200,000 |
| 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 | Ministry of Justice |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 9AJ |
| 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Browne Jacobson LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 11 Sep 2026 at 11:10 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f3a37129-bd1a-4eaa-a512-b765c80d635c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f3a37129-bd1a-4eaa-a512-b765c80d635c
  11th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/f53cedb1-b606-435d-8e64-93dc95e02592
  n/a

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