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title: "GBE-N Legal Development Consent Order"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f178"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "GREAT BRITISH ENERGY - NUCLEAR"
published: "2026-09-03"
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# GBE-N Legal Development Consent Order

Buyer: GREAT BRITISH ENERGY - NUCLEAR  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f178

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## Summary

Great British Energy – Nuclear commissioned specialist commercial and legal services to support its small modular reactor programme and associated organisations. The work covers expert advice on land-use planning, permitting and consents, including development consent orders, compulsory purchase orders and Town and Country Planning Act matters. It also covers land acquisition and negotiations, consenting strategy and broader legal support for project delivery. This is a legal services requirement (CPV 79100000), bought by Great British Energy – Nuclear, a public body based in London. Delivery extends across England and Wales, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West and Wales.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. Great British Energy – Nuclear selected TLT LLP following a further competition under the Legal Panel for Government framework RM6360; five bids were recorded. The procedure was a limited award without prior publication of a call for competition, using the Government Commercial Agency framework route. Price was the stated award criterion. The contract was signed on 1 September 2026 and has a value of £8,000,000. The arrangement includes an optional 12-month extension. The recorded award is active and the contract is active. The procurement was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement and was justified as a compliant framework award under the PC15 regime.

This outcome demonstrates demand for substantial, specialist legal support for major nuclear infrastructure and its associated land and consenting programme. Credible competitors for a future requirement would need strong commercial and public-sector legal capability across development consent orders, compulsory purchase orders, Town and Country Planning Act consents, permitting, land acquisition and negotiation. They would also need to advise on consenting strategy and translate that advice into practical support for project delivery across a geographically extensive programme. The buying route is significant: the successful firm came through the Legal Panel for Government framework and a further competition, so firms seeking comparable work would need relevant framework access or an appropriate route to participate, alongside demonstrable experience advising on complex infrastructure consenting and land matters.

## Notice

Specialist commercial and legal services for GBE-N to provide expert legal advice and support on land use planning, permitting, consents (DCO CPO and TCPA) and land acquisition / negotiation matters, including providing advice on the consenting strategy to GBE-N and its associated organisations to support project delivery of the SMR Programme. Awarded for Legal Panel for Government, RM6360.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The contract was awarded following a further competition procedure under the GCA Legal Panel for Government Framework RM6360. A further competition is a compliant option under the Framework. Prospectuses were reviewed and all 10 suppliers from Lot 2 were invited to attend a Market Engagement session. Following this, all suppliers were invited to partake in an Expression of Interest which is interested, would result in an invite to the tender.

Options: The contract has an optional extension period of 12 months.

### Procurement Information

This contract was awarded under a legally compliant GCA framework (Legal Panel for Government, RM6360). This framework is based on the PC15 regime.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083552-2026 |
| 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 | 3 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £8,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GREAT BRITISH ENERGY - NUCLEAR |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | 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 | TLT LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2026 at 15:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083552-2026

## Notice URLs

- https://www.greatbritishenergynuclear.uk/

## Provenance

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