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title: "Single Electricity Market (SEM) contingencies legal advice"
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# Single Electricity Market (SEM) contingencies legal advice

Buyer: BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d070a970-8e14-4c36-b588-d5da67f375a2

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## Summary

The Business Energy and Industrial Strategy is seeking legal advice through a tender process for "Single Electricity Market (SEM) contingencies legal advice." This contract belongs to the legal services industry and is located in London, England. The tender was awarded on 7th November 2018, and the contract will be effective from 27th November 2018 until 31st March 2020. The procurement method was selective, with a call-off from a framework agreement, and the estimated contract value ranges from £0 to £750,000, depending on departmental requirements throughout the contract term.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for large legal firms, particularly those experienced in complex financial and commercial legal matters, to expand their services to public sector clients. Businesses with expertise in contingency planning and the ability to advise rapidly on multi-disciplinary issues would be well-positioned to compete for this contract, enabling them to deepen their engagement with governmental departments while potentially enhancing their reputation in a critical sector during a time of uncertainty.

## Notice

Legal advice on highly complex financial and commercial issues raised by SEM contingency planning for a No Deal scenario. We are specifically seeking advice from a large legal firm capable of advising at pace on complex multi-disciplinary issues Additional information: This was awarded as a call off from the Finance and Highly Complex Transaction Legal Services (RM 3787). This contract is a T&M contract therefore the contract value is not of defined value but is within a range of PS0-PS750,000. The amount of work to be conducted by the supplier is dependent on the requirement of the Department over the course of the contract term. There is no guarantee that the value of this contract will reach the maximum PS750,000.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d66e715b-ce60-4a8d-b4f9-1a8e8f74a0f3 |
| 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 | 13 Aug 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Oct 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Nov 2018 |
| Contract period | 27 Nov 2018 - 31 Mar 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £750,000 |
| 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 | BUSINESS ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0ET |
| 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 | SLAUGHTER AND MAY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 13 Aug 2019 at 09:32 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d66e715b-ce60-4a8d-b4f9-1a8e8f74a0f3

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d66e715b-ce60-4a8d-b4f9-1a8e8f74a0f3
  13th August 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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