---
title: "GBN Legal Advisor"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050abe"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "GREAT BRITISH NUCLEAR"
published: "2025-04-30"
---

# GBN Legal Advisor

Buyer: GREAT BRITISH NUCLEAR  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050abe

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## Summary

The procurement process involved GREAT BRITISH NUCLEAR, based in London, United Kingdom, seeking legal advisory services under the title "GBN Legal Advisor." This process, completed on 30th April 2025, falls within the services industry category, specifically under CPV code 79111000 for legal advisory services. The procedure concluded with an award to Pinsent Masons LLP on 1st April 2025, valued at £1,000,000. This tender was part of the limited procurement method, utilising a direct award approach without prior publication of a call for competition, as allowed under the CCS Legal Services Panel Framework RM6179. The regions impacted include UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, and UKL, ensuring coverage across substantial areas of the United Kingdom.

This tender offers significant opportunities for growth within the legal services sector, particularly for large firms experienced in providing specialist advice in corporate, nuclear regulation, and legal permissions. The direct award method favours well-established companies with proven expertise within the specific framework. Given the structured reliance on a framework, businesses already part of, or wishing to join, similar legal panels could benefit from understanding the requisites and positioning themselves for future direct awards. Firms interested in expanding their service offerings into public sector procurement, particularly those focused on high-stakes and regulatory-driven environments like nuclear law, would find this tender particularly aligned with their growth objectives.

## Notice

Legal support to GBN across a number of areas including corporate, permissions, nuclear regulation.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The contract was awarded following the direct award procedure via the CCS Legal Services Panel Framework RM6179, to support the requirement to have additional legal capacity in place by April 2025. A direct award is a compliant option under the Framework. Prospectuses were reviewed and the proposed supplier is experienced in the areas of support that are required.

Options: There is an extension option of an additional 12 months included in the contract.

### Procurement Information

A direct award is a compliant route to market using the CCS Legal Services Panel Framework RM6179. The firms selected for direct award have been done so on the basis of having reviewed the prospectuses of Framework suppliers. Specialist advice is required to provide nuclear law advice.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018185-2025 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,000,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GREAT BRITISH NUCLEAR |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2EG |
| 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLL Wales |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PINSENT MASONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79111000 - Legal advisory services

## Release History

- 30 Apr 2025 at 16:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018185-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/great-british-nuclear

## Provenance

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