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Published 6 Nov 2025, 14:36 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Criminal Law Advice · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Post Office Limited (Public body)

Direct awardLight touch regime
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£7,600,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 19 Nov 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Criminal law advice to Post Office Limited ('POL') in respect of criminal appeals, disclosure and matters relating to POL's former role as prosecutor, support in relation to the Metropolitan Police investigation and to provide subject matter expert advice to POL's Inquiry Team

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
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
Light touch regime
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
6 Nov 2025, 14:36 GMT
Last source update
23 Jan 2026, 09:53 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006043
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05dbed Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Post Office Limited ("POL") is awarding this contract to Peters & Peters LLP ("PP") without competition because it is partially an exempted contract for exempted legal services under Paragraph 14 of Schedule 2 of the Procurement Act 2023 ("PA23") and the remaining non-exempt legal services can only be provided by PP for technical reasons and is, therefore, awarded without competition under Section 41(1) and Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 of the PA23.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

28 Nov 2025 → 23 Jan 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends326 days ago
    28 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published271 days ago
    23 Jan 2026, 09:53 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Nov 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    6 Nov 2025, 14:36 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    19 Nov 2025, 09:43 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    29 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    23 Jan 2026, 09:53 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £7,600,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Peters & Peters Solicitors LLP29 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2027£7,600,00019 Nov 2025Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Post Office Limited

Contracting authorityPublic undertaking GB-COH: 02154540 · GB-PPON: PRNP-5883-YMLG 100 Wood Street, London, London, EC2V 7ERContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • PETERS & PETERS SOLICITORS LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC352134GB-PPON: PXVT-2534-QLBM 15 Fetter Lane, London, London, EC4A 1BWContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender