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title: "External Legal advisory services"
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# External Legal advisory services

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (T&T)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-91bfd7fb-b2fd-4fe2-a5bd-2b17fa4a74d0

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## Summary

The procurement process, initiated by the Department of Health and Social Care (T&T), involves the contract for "External Legal Advisory Services," which falls under the category of General Management Consultancy Services. The contract, valued at £500,000, was awarded to Gowling WLG (UK) LLP following a selective procurement method, specifically a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender was published on 19 May 2021, with a contract period running from 1 March 2021 to 30 September 2021. The delivery addresses for this tender are located in London, United Kingdom, with a postal code of SW1H 0EU.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses seeking to expand their services in the legal consultancy sector, particularly those that can provide expertise that is either not available internally to the Department of Health and Social Care or that can be delivered more cost-effectively. Companies specialising in management consultancy and legal advisory services would find this tender suitable for participation. Firms capable of scaling their resources flexibly to cater to governmental needs may gain a competitive advantage, marking it as a valuable opportunity for growth within the public sector.

## Notice

To deliver expertise and highly flexible resource that can either not be provided by Test & Trace Legal or by GLD, or which cannot be provided cost effectively.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3f51b034-711b-4d19-b306-01594e5cf961 |
| 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 | 27 Aug 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Feb 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 May 2021 |
| Contract period | 1 Mar 2021 - 30 Sep 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £500,000 |
| 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 | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (T&T) |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0EU |
| 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 | GOWLING WLG (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79411000 - General management consultancy services

## Release History

- 27 Aug 2021 at 10:47 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3f51b034-711b-4d19-b306-01594e5cf961

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3f51b034-711b-4d19-b306-01594e5cf961
  27th August 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://atamis-1928.cloudforce.com/sfc/p/0O000000rwim/a/4J000000NNFL/NeRIC88Cpxee8cdqS1mmbG6HcFgc.UFgpFdkybVGL04
  Redacted Fully signed - GLAS - Order Form - Gowling WLG - WP997 (GWLG signed 24 03 2021) dh.docx_Redacted

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