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title: "Independent Inquiry Legal Support Services"
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# Independent Inquiry Legal Support Services

Buyer: Home Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-be6d8976-97c8-4e38-b013-47ab93ed2ce9

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## Summary

The Home Office procured specialist legal advice and support for the effective delivery of a statutory public inquiry. This is legal advisory and representation work, covering the inquiry’s legal requirements rather than general legal services. The procurement records delivery across the United Kingdom and a range of other locations, including Europe, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, British Overseas Territories and the rest of the world. The Home Office is the buying organisation. The requirement was treated as a service and awarded as a single contract to one supplier.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Burges Salmon LLP. The award was made on 1 October 2026, with a contract period from 19 October 2026 to 19 October 2027. The awarded value is £25,000. The Home Office used a selective procedure to call off the requirement from a framework agreement. The tender deadline was 1 October 2026 at 12 noon. The published information identifies the service requirement and the selected supplier but does not set out a separate scoring method or detailed evaluation criteria. The award covers the inquiry legal support requirement as a single contract; the stated contract period is one year.

For firms considering comparable future work for the Home Office, this award demonstrates demand for specialist legal advice and support tailored to a statutory public inquiry, with delivery potentially spanning the UK and international locations. A credible competitor would need to show relevant public inquiry legal expertise and the capacity to advise on the legal and operational requirements that arise in delivering an inquiry. The route used was a call-off from a framework, so suppliers would need to be positioned to compete through the relevant framework rather than treating this as an open standalone competition. The award to an established large law firm indicates the type of provider selected, while the procurement also marked the requirement as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises. The work is focused on inquiry support, not broad legal services.

## Notice

Provision of specialist legal support and advisory services to support the effective delivery of a statutory public inquiry.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8404ff6d-18ee-4889-bb9b-011472edd776 |
| 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, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 19 Oct 2026 - 19 Oct 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 | Home Office |
| Locality | DURHAM |
| Postcode area | Durham |
| Postcode | DH1 1SL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC41 Durham |
| Local authority | County Durham |
| Electoral ward | Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe |
| Westminster constituency | City of Durham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Burges Salmon LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services

## Release History

- 19 Oct 2026 at 19:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8404ff6d-18ee-4889-bb9b-011472edd776

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8404ff6d-18ee-4889-bb9b-011472edd776
  19th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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