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title: "UK7 - Typhoon Future Support Legal Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077c19"
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# UK7 - Typhoon Future Support Legal Support

Buyer: Ministry of Defence  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077c19

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence commissioned legal advice for its Typhoon Future Support Contract project. The work concerns proposed amendments and extensions to existing contracts with NETMA, known as Contract 1 and Contract 3, and a direct agreement with BAE Systems. Because the NETMA contracts are governed by German law, the appointed legal supplier must arrange for a German law firm, GVW, to provide a legal opinion. This is specialist legal services supporting the Ministry’s work on future support arrangements for the Typhoon aircraft. The recorded delivery location is the United Kingdom.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Mills & Reeve LLP. The Ministry used a direct award without competition under a below-threshold route. The contract was signed on 11 May 2026 and runs from 11 May to 31 December 2026. Its value is £450,000 excluding VAT, or £540,000 including VAT. The procurement was structured as one lot. The award covers legal services relating to the Typhoon Future Support Contract, including advice on amendments and extensions to the existing NETMA contracts and a direct agreement with BAE Systems. The stated requirement for a German-law opinion reflects the governing law of the NETMA contracts; no separate scored evaluation basis is recorded.

For a future requirement of this kind, a credible supplier would need to advise on complex defence support contracts, including amendments and extensions to existing agreements and arrangements involving multiple counterparties. The work calls for experience with direct agreements involving major defence contractors and the ability to coordinate specialist legal input across jurisdictions. In particular, suppliers would need to secure advice from a German law firm where German law governs the underlying contracts, and integrate that opinion into advice for the Ministry of Defence. The awarded engagement indicates a substantial, focused legal assignment for a firm able to combine public-sector client service, defence-sector commercial expertise and cross-border legal coordination. The buyer’s chosen route was a direct award without competition, so demonstrated trust and relevant specialist capability are commercially important in this market.

## Notice

Legal Support to the Ministry of Defence for the Typhoon Future Support Contract. The Typhoon Future Support Contract is the latest project and MoD requires advice on proposed amendments/extensions to the existing contracts with NETMA (known as "Contract 1" and "Contract 3") and direct agreement with BAE Systems. The former are subject to German law and therefore the Supplier shall arrange for a legal opinion to be provided by German law firm, GVW.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091699-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 11 May 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £450,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Ministry of Defence |
| Locality | CONINGSBY |
| Postcode area | Lincoln |
| Postcode | LN4 4SY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF3 Lincolnshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF30 Lincolnshire CC |
| Local authority | East Lindsey |
| Electoral ward | Coningsby & Mareham |
| Westminster constituency | Louth and Horncastle |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Mills & Reeve LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 29 Sep 2026 at 10:31 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091699-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091699-2026
  29th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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