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title: "PS26317 - Legal Services - CGTRI"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078948"
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# PS26317 - Legal Services - CGTRI

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078948

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## Summary

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) bought legal services from Doyle Clayton Solicitors Limited. The work concerns an incident following an MI5 alert about national security and espionage risks linked to China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI). UKRI requires legal advice on its broader project-level activity to ensure compliance, potentially involving complex casework, as well as advice on individual cases. The services are for UKRI’s work in response to the incident and are delivered in the United Kingdom. UK Shared Business Services Ltd managed the procurement as UKRI’s shared service provider.

The procurement is complete: Doyle Clayton Solicitors Limited was selected and the contract is active. The contract was signed on 12 October 2026 and runs from 14 October 2026 to 13 October 2027. Its value is £20,000 excluding VAT (£24,000 including VAT). The award was made below the applicable threshold under a framework agreement. The tender description says the procurement was concluded without competition because technical reasons meant only a particular supplier could provide the required services; the process is also described as an award under a framework. There was one lot. No separate award date or evaluation criteria are stated.

This award demonstrates UKRI’s demand for specialist legal support on national-security-related risks, compliance and sensitive research-related activity. A credible supplier for a comparable requirement would need to advise both at programme level and on individual cases, including matters that could develop into complex casework. Relevant experience would include handling sensitive organisational issues arising from espionage or security concerns and helping public-sector clients assess compliance implications. The selected firm is a solicitor practice, and the award was made under a framework on the stated basis that technical reasons limited the required service to a particular supplier. Suppliers seeking comparable work would therefore need relevant legal expertise and a route onto an appropriate framework, as well as the capacity to provide coordinated project-level and case-specific advice for UKRI.

## Notice

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required. Brief Description of Requirement MI5 recently issued an alert in relation to national security and espionage warnings relating to UK organisations, and individuals, with links to China General Technology Research Institute (CGTRI) specifically. This has triggered an incident in UKRI which relates to broader UKRI activity to ensure compliance, as well as concerns around individuals who may or may not have been aware of any risks their activities were creating. We require legal advice to cover activities at both the higher project level (which may lead to complex casework), as well as an individual case level.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097826-2026 |
| 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 | 16 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 14 Oct 2026 - 13 Oct 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £20,000 |

## 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

- 16 Oct 2026 at 11:18 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097826-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097826-2026
  16th October 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

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