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title: "Legal Services Requirements Data Infrastructure Security and Resilience"
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# Legal Services Requirements Data Infrastructure Security and Resilience

Buyer: DSIT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-80f5d690-4fe7-446e-a7d0-ee04492796c6

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## Summary

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has completed a procurement process for "Legal Services Requirements Data Infrastructure Security and Resilience". This tender falls under the category of legal advisory services, specifically focusing on complex and niche legal advisory support. The procurement was conducted via a selective method, specifically calling off from a framework agreement, and the contract has been awarded as of 25th November 2024. The total contract value is £70,000, covering a period from 25th November 2024 to 24th May 2025. The primary location for service delivery is London, United Kingdom.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses that specialise in legal advisory services, particularly those with expertise in data infrastructure security and resilience. The successful bidder, Ashurst LLP, demonstrates the high standards sought in complexity and niche advisory services, suggesting that similarly large or specialised firms would be best suited for such opportunities in the future. Although this contract specifically excluded SMEs and VCSEs, it exemplifies a valuable prospect for large legal service providers seeking to engage in government contracts and enhance their portfolio within the public sector.

## Notice

Complex/Niche Legal Advisory Service

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0aa5813-552d-4335-bab7-d26390073f83 |
| 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 | 29 Nov 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Nov 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Nov 2024 |
| Contract period | 25 Nov 2024 - 24 May 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £70,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £70,000 |
| 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 | DSIT |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | East London |
| Postcode | E1 6PW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI42 Tower Hamlets |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Electoral ward | Spitalfields & Banglatown |
| Westminster constituency | Bethnal Green and Stepney |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ASHURST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79111000 - Legal advisory services

## Release History

- 29 Nov 2024 at 10:58 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0aa5813-552d-4335-bab7-d26390073f83

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b0aa5813-552d-4335-bab7-d26390073f83
  29th November 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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