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title: "Great British Energy - External Legal Services 2026-2028"
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# Great British Energy - External Legal Services 2026-2028

Buyer: GREAT BRITISH ENERGY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9ae93648-e550-4aee-b1ff-3e208b78a20c

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## Summary

The procurement process managed by Great British Energy, located in Aberdeen, Scotland, has concluded with the award of contracts for "Great British Energy - External Legal Services 2026-2028". This falls under the industry category of legal services and is governed by a CPV classification of 79100000. The contracts were awarded following a selective procurement method, specifically a call-off from the Government Commercial Agency's Legal Panel RM6360, Lots 1 and 2. Valued at £2 million, the process has successfully progressed to the award stage, with the contracts set to commence on 1st July 2026 and phase completion by 30th June 2027, with an extension option till 30th June 2028. The contracts cover extensive legal support in the renewables sector, intended to aid both investments, project development, and program delivery.

This tender represents significant opportunities for businesses providing legal services, particularly those with expertise in the renewables sector. Firms such as Sharpe Pritchard LLP, Burges Salmon LLP, and Ashurst Perkins Coie UK LLP have been successful in securing this business, indicating that large-scale firms with robust capabilities across regulatory, transactional, and compliance areas are well-suited to compete for such contracts. The framework's call-off nature allows for flexible service provision, enabling contractors to support Great British Energy’s core and transaction-specific needs. This could provide growth potential for businesses aiming to establish or expand their presence in providing specialised legal services to government energy projects.

## Notice

Support is required from the Contractors who must have extensive experience in the renewables sector, across the full range of technologies, initially supporting both investments and project development and the design and delivery of programmes for the delivery of grant and debt funding. The Contractors must be able to provide the full range of complementary advice and transaction services, including regulatory, permissions, planning, consent. In addition, given the small size of the GBE in-house legal team, Contractors must be capable of supporting GBE's core needs be that in the context of a transaction or in a BAU setting. This will include employment, public law, procurement, FOIA/EIR, subsidy control, competition, commercial, employment and litigation. Further details are included with the Contracts. These Contracts were awarded following the direct award process under the Government Commercial Agency's Legal Panel for Government RM6360, Lots 1 and 2. The budget for the programme is PS2million to run from 2026 - 2028. Each Contract has maximum value of this total programme spend, but there is no commitment to spend any value with any Contractor. Activity will be allocated to a Contractor based upon lot, conflicts of interest and experience in this area required. Each Contract has an initial phase until 30/06/2027, with an option to extend until 30/06/2028. Additional information: Redacted contracts

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e1948b0d-78b7-46d7-9842-a0b8fa0a4c29 |
| 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 | 20 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,000,000 |
| 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 | GREAT BRITISH ENERGY |
| Locality | ABERDEEN |
| Post town | Aberdeen |
| Postcode | AB10 1BJ |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM5 North Eastern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |
| Local authority | Aberdeen City |
| Electoral ward | Midstocket/Rosemount |
| Westminster constituency | Aberdeen South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | ASHURST PERKINS COIE; BURGES SALMON; SHARPE PRITCHARD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 20 Jul 2026 at 12:08 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e1948b0d-78b7-46d7-9842-a0b8fa0a4c29

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e1948b0d-78b7-46d7-9842-a0b8fa0a4c29
  20th July 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4377d0e1-2c79-41f4-995b-07e7646ebf48
  Redacted - Ashurst Contract
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/749e338a-153d-4be5-b336-2ecc26b103fa
  Redacted - Burgess Salmon Contract
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9b553adf-1374-4071-95fb-09160225ffbb
  Redacted - Sharpe Pritchard Contract

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