--- title: "PS26281" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07740a" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07740a" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07740a.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07740a.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION" published: "2026-09-22" --- # PS26281 Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07740a [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-07740a) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07740a.json) ## Summary UK Research and Innovation bought legal services under the PS26281 Legal Framework and Legal Advice requirement. The work covers legal advisory and representation services, as well as broader legal services, delivered across the United Kingdom. UK Shared Business Services Ltd managed the procurement for the buyer. The requirement was arranged as one lot and supports UKRI’s need for external legal advice through a framework-based route. Six awards were made for services within this requirement, all to Doyle Clayton Solicitors Limited, an SME law firm. The procurement therefore suits firms providing business-facing legal advice and representation to a central-government research and innovation organisation, with the ability to deliver services nationally. The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a selective, non-competitive below-threshold award under a framework. Doyle Clayton Solicitors Limited received six separate awards, all linked to the single lot. The related contracts were signed on 4 September 2026 for £20,000 net (£24,000 gross), running from 4 September to 3 December 2026; 19 August 2026 for £39,970 net (£47,964 gross), running to 19 August 2027; 18 August 2026 for £14,970 net (£17,964 gross), running to 18 August 2027; 4 August 2026 for £39,970 net (£47,964 gross), running to 6 August 2027; 10 September 2026 for £40,000 net (£48,000 gross), running to 10 September 2027; and 7 September 2026 for £20,000 net (£24,000 gross), running to 3 September 2027. The awards are active. This procurement shows established demand from UK Research and Innovation for externally provided legal advisory, representation and wider legal services delivered across the UK. A credible competing supplier would need a law practice able to advise a central-government research and innovation body, handle varied legal services under a framework, and provide representation where required. The awarded supplier is an SME, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a specialist practice rather than only by a large national firm. The six separate awards and active contracts indicate a need to manage multiple instructions or service requirements alongside the firm’s wider legal capability. Firms with relevant public-sector experience, suitable framework access and enough solicitor capacity to support UKRI’s national requirements would be best placed to compete when comparable work next comes to market. ## Notice PS26281- Legal Framework Legal Advice ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089651-2026 | | Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - award under framework | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | SME | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 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 | £114,940 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION | | Locality | SWINDON | | Postcode area | Swindon | | Postcode | SN2 1FL | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon | | Local authority | Swindon | | Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney | | Westminster constituency | Swindon North | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | DOYLE CLAYTON SOLICITORS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79100000 - Legal services - 79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services ## Release History - 22 Sep 2026 at 13:51 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089651-2026 - 22 Sep 2026 at 13:31 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089635-2026 - 21 Sep 2026 at 10:08 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088980-2026 - 21 Sep 2026 at 10:01 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088975-2026 - 21 Sep 2026 at 09:50 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088964-2026 - 17 Sep 2026 at 09:51 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088045-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089651-2026 22nd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089635-2026 22nd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088980-2026 21st September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088975-2026 21st September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088964-2026 21st September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088045-2026 17th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - http://www.doyleclayton.co.uk - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-064afd - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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