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title: "Contract Award Notice (CAN) for RWE Legal External Services"
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published: "2026-08-18"
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# Contract Award Notice (CAN) for RWE Legal External Services

Buyer: Ministry of Defence  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8e55b2c3-2820-40fa-aa67-e78245003f7e

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence procured external legal services to provide legal support for the Rotary Wing Enterprise programme. The requirement covers legal services (CPV 79100000), delivered in the South West of England, with the buyer’s listed location at Leonardo Helicopters in Yeovil. The work is a service rather than goods or construction, and is associated with the Ministry of Defence’s rotary-wing aviation activity. The selected provider is Mills & Reeve LLP, a large legal practice. The requirement is therefore relevant to firms with public-sector legal capability and experience supporting complex defence, aviation or major programme work in the South West or across England.

This procurement has been awarded and is complete. The Ministry of Defence made a direct award to Mills & Reeve LLP on 28 July 2026, using the RM6360 Legal Services Crown Commercial Service framework through a framework call-off. The awarded value is £200,000. The contract runs from 28 July 2026 to 31 March 2027. The tender submission deadline was 24 July 2026 at 5pm. The award covers the Rotary Wing Enterprise legal-support requirement. The opportunity was not divided into lots. Participation was identified as unsuitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible competitors would need to provide high-quality external legal support for a defence programme involving rotary-wing aviation. The award demonstrates demand for a substantial, specialist legal-services engagement rather than a small advisory instruction. Relevant suppliers would need the capacity to support the Ministry of Defence, understand the governance and commercial pressures of a major public-sector programme, and provide a suitably broad legal team. Access to the RM6360 Legal Services framework was the route used for this award, so firms seeking comparable Ministry of Defence work would need to be appointed to the relevant framework or work with an appointed provider.

## Notice

FOR TRANSPARENCY PURPOSES ONLY - CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE. It is not an expression of interest for a future opportunity. Relates to the direct award of Legal Services from Mills & Reeve via the RM6360 Legal Services Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Framework for the provision of Legal Support to the Rotary Wing Enterprise programme.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90bc1d7c-9540-4137-8f92-23bdb495b0a8 |
| 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 | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 28 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| 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 Defence |
| Locality | YEOVIL |
| Postcode area | Bath |
| Postcode | BA20 2YB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK62 Somerset |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Yeovil South |
| Westminster constituency | Yeovil |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## 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

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 18 Aug 2026 at 09:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90bc1d7c-9540-4137-8f92-23bdb495b0a8

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/90bc1d7c-9540-4137-8f92-23bdb495b0a8
  18th August 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/fe25d948-b208-4bf4-b4de-7b4fb853e6b8
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c28fceeb-6ea3-4684-9090-aa55b448854d
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b71ab600-f170-4233-b43d-03414fd0db7a
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d88c06cf-348b-4311-a109-218747bce18c
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/433f2aa5-f29c-424a-8373-c125c63ea1a5
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1f0b3261-1533-4007-9410-d9067b871fb5
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1475d659-1cd0-47b4-8b31-f016fa0910db
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0cea26af-0f3a-4e37-a836-10d380175e18
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7bdabe43-c7df-42c5-8c27-2300577d0d39
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d4d1f2d6-bc4f-4c7c-9925-cafe62b12a6f
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/262cd5bd-17a7-401d-848d-88b5033300b0
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c925cce0-f2b7-4280-a6ec-476220846cb0
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- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2970fcfa-8301-4047-aba1-cbf51bb97885
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