Core Legal Services · UK public procurement notice

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Awarded value£800,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 14 Oct 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Gowling WLG (UK) LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Core Legal Services

CPV: Legal services

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

Extensions: 3 year initial term with a foreseen extension of 12 months

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Oct 2026, 11:57 BST
Last source update: 23 Oct 2026, 11:57 BST
Authority reference: IPSA-2026-009
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-100398
Classification (CPV): Legal services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078ecb Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Further competition via RM6360 Legal Panel for Government

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £800,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 8

Contracts signed 1latest 14 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Gowling WLG (UK) LLP	£800,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Provision of Core Legal Services · Gowling WLG (UK) LLP
Signed
14 Oct 2026
Value
£800,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
8bids	—	—	—

Contracting authorityPublic bodyBody governed by public lawGeneral public services Ivybridge House, London, UK, WC2RContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

1 commercial party on the notice

Gowling WLG (UK) LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC304378 4 More London Riverside, London, UK, SE1 2AUContact email, phone

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.