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PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Provision of Solicitors for UK Covid-19 Inquiry

GOVERNMENT COMMERCIAL AGENCY · published 26 Aug 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.

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Contracts Finder release ID3fef2a49-21bf-4f3a-89e8-281184bb3495-912058
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-911ad9ea-3527-4cca-b995-f82d1d39d1e3
Buyer identifierGB-SRS-supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/6sQD8uds
Release typeawardUpdate
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£37,635,940
award field
Tender value
£37,635,940
tender field
Procurement method
Other - Direct Award
Category
services
CPV
79100000
Legal services
Delivery
United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

The UK Covid-19 Inquiry requires a Solicitor to the Inquiry and supporting legal team to provide continuous legal advice to the Inquiry Chair on the operation of the Inquiry. As referenced in the Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice (published 14/05/26 with a 10-day standstill period), the contract was extended via a time-only extension within the existing total contract value. The extension ensures the delivery of significantly reduced deliverables as the Inquiry approaches closedown.

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

Reported dates, without an invented lifecycle.

The current projection contains one award release, not a verified chain of planning, tender, award, contract and modification records. Dates are shown in source-field order and are not silently repaired.

Source-date conflictAt least one reported end date precedes its corresponding start date. Check the official notice before using the schedule.
  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release26 Aug 2026
  2. 02Tender period startsTender-period field as published18 Dec 2023
  3. 03Tender period endsTender-period field as published29 Sept 2023End precedes start · verify
  4. 04Contract startsContract-period field as published18 Dec 2023
  5. 05Contract endsContract-period field as published30 Sept 2027
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

A company profile appears only when this release carries a usable company number. Name-only suppliers remain name-only.

Published name only

Burges Salmon LLP

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 26 Aug 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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