--- title: "EITSD Legal Support Contract Award Notice" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-91508ab7-4066-4017-801c-af8e44967069" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-91508ab7-4066-4017-801c-af8e44967069" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-91508ab7-4066-4017-801c-af8e44967069.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-91508ab7-4066-4017-801c-af8e44967069.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Ministry of Defence" published: "2026-10-07" --- # EITSD Legal Support Contract Award Notice Buyer: Ministry of Defence Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-91508ab7-4066-4017-801c-af8e44967069 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-91508ab7-4066-4017-801c-af8e44967069) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-91508ab7-4066-4017-801c-af8e44967069.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Defence bought legal advice and consultation to support procurement of its Enterprise IT Service Desk. This is a legal advisory services requirement, delivered in the South West of England. The work concerns the Service Desk procurement rather than general legal support, so it is most relevant to firms able to advise on public-sector procurement and provide focused legal consultation to a government client. The buyer is the Ministry of Defence, with the procurement associated with its Corsham location. The requirement was for services, not goods or construction work. The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Addleshaw-Goddard LLC. The award was made on 27 November 2025, for £25,000, with a contract period from 27 November 2025 to 30 July 2027. The requirement was procured through a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 24 November 2025. The published information does not set out a separate scoring breakdown or evaluation weighting, so the award basis cannot be described more specifically. The process identifies the requirement as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. This is a single service requirement; the available award information names one supplier and gives one awarded value. For firms that did not win, this award is evidence that the Ministry of Defence commissions specialist legal advice and consultation to support procurement of its Enterprise IT Service Desk. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need demonstrable expertise in public procurement law, the ability to advise through a procurement process, and the capacity to provide responsive consultation to a government client. The successful supplier was a large legal-services firm, indicating that established legal capability can compete for this work; the stated SME suitability also points to potential relevance for smaller firms with the right specialism and capacity. The framework call-off route is commercially important: firms seeking similar work should be positioned to participate through the relevant framework rather than relying on an open standalone competition. ## Notice THIS CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED AND IS PUBLISHED FOR TRANSPARENCY Provision of Legal Support and consultation to assist the Enterprise IT Service Desk procurement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52161835-d1af-42e2-8072-446e8639e10f | | 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 | 7 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 27 Nov 2025 | | Contract period | 27 Nov 2025 - 30 Jul 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £25,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £25,000 | | 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 | CORSHAM | | Postcode area | Swindon | | Postcode | SN13 9NR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK72 Wiltshire | | Local authority | Wiltshire | | Electoral ward | Corsham Without | | Westminster constituency | Chippenham | | Delivery location | TLK South West (England) | ## 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 - 7 Oct 2026 at 16:57 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52161835-d1af-42e2-8072-446e8639e10f - 7 Oct 2026 at 16:54 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52161835-d1af-42e2-8072-446e8639e10f ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/52161835-d1af-42e2-8072-446e8639e10f 7th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d59c3429-0d44-46c0-b188-04ce67db3963 Redacted Call-Off Contract - http://RM6179-EITSD-Legal-Support-Call-Off-(Redacted).PDF EITSD Legal Contract Call-Off - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/24d1d3f8-d9a0-489a-92db-bd3825ebef5e Redacted Call-Off Contract ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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