Future Kent (Greenwich/Kent Merger)

Official notice

Authority: University of Kent (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South East (UKJ4)

Awarded value£61,920published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 13 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to MILLS AND REEVE

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of an external "secondee" from the Mills and reeve legal team working with Kent on all legal aspects of the merger to ensure continuity, parity and legal expertise into the contract novations workstream.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

79100000 Legal services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
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: 19 Mar 2026, 14:42 GMT
Last source update: 19 Mar 2026, 14:53 GMT
Authority reference: 26-013
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-025287
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-066f28 Find a Tender

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Mar 2026

Transparency notice published
19 Mar 2026, 14:42 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
19 Mar 2026, 14:53 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
19 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £61,9201 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
MILLS AND REEVE23 Mar 2026 – 31 May 2026	£61,920 inc. VAT	13 Mar 2026	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The University Of Kent

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDYN-9654-JPQJ · GB-UKPRN: 10007150 The Registry,, Canterbury, South East, CT2 7NZContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

MILLS & REEVE LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC326165GB-PPON: PQVY-8728-PGBR 24 King William Street, London, London, EC4R 9ATContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender19 Mar 2026, 14:53 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender19 Mar 2026, 14:42 GMT