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title: "Expert evidence in a court trial"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0776a6"
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buyer: "Natural Resources Wales"
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# Expert evidence in a court trial

Buyer: Natural Resources Wales  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0776a6

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## Summary

Natural Resources Wales commissioned expert evidence for a court trial. The requirement is a professional legal advisory and information service, including expert evidence to support the authority’s case. The buying organisation is Natural Resources Wales, the Welsh public body responsible for managing Wales’s natural resources. The work is to be delivered in Wales. The procurement is categorised as services and covers a single requirement. The named service scope is focused on expert evidence in court proceedings rather than general legal representation, so relevant suppliers are those able to provide specialist evidence and associated legal advice for a public authority involved in litigation. The selected provider, M J Carter Associates Ltd, is a small or medium-sized enterprise based in Atherstone.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to M J Carter Associates Ltd. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold without competition. The contract was signed on 22 May 2026 and runs from 23 May 2026 to 23 May 2027. Its value is £46,000 excluding VAT, or £55,200 including VAT. The award covers the single court-trial expert-evidence requirement and is recorded as active, while the tender is complete. The procurement was assessed as below threshold. The published outcome identifies one supplier and one award, with the service classified under legal advisory and representation services and legal advisory and information services.

This procurement indicates demand from Natural Resources Wales for specialist expert evidence supporting court proceedings, combined with legal advisory and information services. A credible future competitor would need the ability to produce reliable, court-ready expert evidence and explain specialist findings clearly within litigation. It would also need to work effectively with a public authority’s legal and case teams, understand the requirements of formal court proceedings, and provide advice that can support representation as well as information gathering. Relevant firms may include specialist expert-witness practices, legal advisory businesses and established consultancies with demonstrable experience of litigation evidence. The requirement is suited to a focused specialist provider, including an SME with capacity to manage a substantial single court-trial assignment.

## Notice

CDN for Expert evidence in a court trial

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089248-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 23 May 2026 - 23 May 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £46,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Natural Resources Wales |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Postcode area | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 3NQ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Cathays |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | M J Carter Associates Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services
- 79140000 - Legal advisory and information services

## Release History

- 21 Sep 2026 at 14:51 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089248-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089248-2026
  21st September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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