PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Legal framework access advice

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · published 15 Sept 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID2b5bee01-65b3-415d-ab76-b897579556ee-914115
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-4cd5a729-2074-4ea6-b880-2a495eb6a2bc
Buyer identifierGB-SRS-sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dXGP288m
Release typeawardUpdate
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£99,000
award field
Tender value
Not disclosed
tender field
Procurement method
Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
Category
services
CPV
73000000
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Delivery
United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded as a direct award under the CCS RM6360 or the provision of legal advice and services, Lot 2: Major Projects and Complex Advice. Brief Description of Requirement Provide specialist legal advice and drafting support to enable NERC to transition from the current Strategic Relationship Agreements (SRAs) and associated legacy instruments to a new suite of centre-specific agreements. The legal support will ensure the transition is lawful, defensible and aligned with UKRI governance and that the final agreements are clear and proportionate.

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release15 Sept 2026
  2. 02Tender period startsTender-period field as published13 Apr 2026
  3. 03Tender period endsTender-period field as published24 Mar 2026End precedes start · verify
  4. 04Contract startsContract-period field as published13 Apr 2026
  5. 05Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Mar 2027
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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Contracts Finder release

Published 15 Sept 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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