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title: "Legal Advisor to the DESNZ Advanced Nuclear Policy and Delivery team"
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# Legal Advisor to the DESNZ Advanced Nuclear Policy and Delivery team

Buyer: DESNZ  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-7f8398aa-221b-426e-bd49-fc04909e4374

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## Summary

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) appointed legal advisers for its Advanced Nuclear Policy and Delivery team. The work supports engagement and negotiations with advanced nuclear project developers on potential financial support mechanisms before Final Investment Decision. It concerns projects that have successfully entered the UK Advanced Nuclear Pipeline, so the requirement combines public-sector energy policy, nuclear project development and commercial or funding advice. The services are delivered for DESNZ across the United Kingdom and internationally, including Europe, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, British Overseas Territories and the rest of the world. The procurement is for legal advisory services, covering the Authority’s work with developers during the pre-FID stage of advanced nuclear projects.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 3 August 2026 at 4:00pm. DESNZ awarded the contract to Addleshaw Goddard on 30 July 2026 for £6,750,000 including the stated GBP currency. The contract runs from 24 August 2026 to 23 August 2029. The awarded requirement is for the full legal advisory support described for DESNZ’s Advanced Nuclear Policy and Delivery team. The published outcome identifies one active award and one supplier. The procurement was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, and the contract period and value are those attached to the award.

For firms tracking future advanced nuclear legal work, this award demonstrates demand for advisers able to support government engagement with project developers before Final Investment Decision. Credible competitors would need strong legal and commercial understanding of advanced nuclear projects, financial support mechanisms and negotiations with developers seeking public-sector backing. They would also need to operate effectively across a pipeline of projects and advise a central government energy department on policy-led delivery issues. Experience translating complex project, financing and public-sector requirements into practical negotiation advice would be relevant. The procurement’s use of a framework call-off shows that access to an appropriate legal services framework, alongside the capacity to support a substantial, multi-year advisory requirement, may be important when comparable work returns to market.

## Notice

The Authority has awarded a contract for Legal Advisor to support the Authority's Advanced Nuclear Policy and Delivery ("ANPD") team in engagement and negotiations with Advanced Nuclear project developers regarding potential financial support mechanisms in the pre-Final Investment Decision ("pre-FID") stage of Advanced Nuclear projects. This follows their successful entry onto the UK Advanced Nuclear Pipeline.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e288999c-7b55-4f09-bfce-c7e0dee51a40 |
| 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 | 25 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Aug 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 24 Aug 2026 - 23 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £6,750,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £6,750,000 |
| 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 | DESNZ |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2AW |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Addleshaw Goddard LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79111000 - Legal advisory services

## Release History

- 25 Aug 2026 at 17:04 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e288999c-7b55-4f09-bfce-c7e0dee51a40

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e288999c-7b55-4f09-bfce-c7e0dee51a40
  25th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/02de0616-954b-4c2a-8c03-1339ab705901
  Copy of redacted folder

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