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title: "PS26262 - Tribunal Claim"
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# PS26262 - Tribunal Claim

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0774fb

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## Summary

UK Research and Innovation engaged legal services for a tribunal claim, under the requirement titled PS26262 - Tribunal Claim (MA). The work falls within the legal services category and is delivered in the United Kingdom. UK Research and Innovation is the buying organisation, with UK Shared Business Services Ltd managing the procurement as its shared service provider. The requirement was structured as a single lot and relates to legal advice and representation connected with the tribunal claim. It is relevant to law firms and legal practices that handle tribunal claims for public sector organisations, particularly those able to provide the required service across the UK. The awarded supplier, Doyle Clayton Solicitors Ltd, is an SME legal practice based in London.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. It used a selective procedure, with the contract awarded below threshold under an existing framework and without a competitive call-off. Doyle Clayton Solicitors Ltd was awarded the single lot. The award is active and the award date was 25 August 2026. The contract was signed on 25 August 2026 and runs from 25 August 2026 to 26 August 2027. Its value is £40,000 excluding VAT and £48,000 including VAT. The process was evaluated through the framework award route rather than an open competition. The contract remains active and is for legal services associated with the tribunal claim. The procurement is linked to a wider framework arrangement.

This award is useful market evidence for legal practices serving central government and research-sector bodies. A credible competitor would need demonstrable capability in tribunal claims, including the legal expertise and case-handling capacity to support a public authority through the relevant proceedings. Experience of working with public sector clients would help, as would the ability to operate under framework terms and respond through a selective, below-threshold route rather than relying on open-market tendering. The award also shows that UK Research and Innovation uses external specialist legal suppliers for discrete tribunal matters, with an SME law firm selected for the requirement. Firms with a comparable legal services offering, suitable professional resources and experience of public-sector instructions would be the closest commercial peers when this type of requirement returns.

## Notice

PS26262 Tribunal Claim MA

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088472-2026 |
| 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 | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 25 Aug 2026 - 26 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £40,000 |

## 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

## Release History

- 18 Sep 2026 at 09:22 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088472-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088472-2026
  18th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-064afd
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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