2026/27 - Legal advice to trustees

Authority: Nuclear Restoration Services Limited (Public body)

Direct award

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66)Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£223,500published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Jun 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Sacker & Partners LLP2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Legal advice relating to the Magnox Group for 2026/7.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

66520000 Pension services 79100000 Legal services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 15 Jun 2026, 12:02 BST
Last source update: 17 Jun 2026, 13:35 BST
Authority reference: C31719
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-057122
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b4e2 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
Published justification: The Trustee are required to formally appoint a legal advisor under pension legislation and can only rely on advice from 'a pension act appointed lawyer'. Sacker and Partners were chosen by the Trustee. The Trustee review this appointment every three years.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jun 2026

Transparency notice published
15 Jun 2026, 12:02 BST
UK5
Contract signature expected
16 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
17 Jun 2026, 13:35 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £223,5001 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Jun 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Sacker & Partners LLP2026/27 Legal advise to trustees16 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2027	£223,500same award published again · counted once	—	Standstill
Sacker & Partners LLP	£223,500 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

2026/27 - Legal advice to trustees · Sacker & Partners LLP
Signed
17 Jun 2026
Value
£223,500
Period
17 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2027
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: The nature of this contract (specialist legal advice to Pension Scheme Trustees) does not lend itself to formal KPI. The services are advisory with tasks commissioned in response to Trustee requirements. Performance is instead managed through: • Direct oversight by the Trustees, who assess the quality, timeliness and value of advice provided • Compliance with professional regulatory standards applicable to legal advisers • Agreed fee structures and approval processes, ensuring cost control and VFM NRS considers this approach to be proportionate and appropriate given the nature of the services and governance arrangements in place.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nuclear Restoration Services Limited

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXPQ-2228-DGTY Hinton House, Birchwood Park Avenue, Risley, Warrington, North West, WA3 6GRContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Sacker & Partners LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC308089 20, Gresham Street, LONDON, London, EC2V 7JEContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender17 Jun 2026, 13:35 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender15 Jun 2026, 12:02 BST