Legal Cost Management System

Official notice

Authority: Great British Energy - Nuclear (Public body)

Below threshold - without competitionSME suitable

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£100,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 27 Jul 2026no call for competition

Awarded to ALACRITY LAW LIMITED

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of a legal cost management platform and associated managed service to Great British Energy - Nuclear (GBE‑N). The contract includes access to a cloud‑based platform to support the sourcing, management and oversight of external legal services, together with implementation, configuration, support, legal invoice review, billing guideline enforcement and related law firm management services. The contract value is £100,000 excluding VAT, comprising an initial 12‑month term with an optional 12‑month extension.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

48000000 Software package and information systems 72260000 Software-related 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: 15 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST
Last source update: 27 Jul 2026, 10:10 BST
Authority reference: Prj_5996
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-070616
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06cb9a Find a Tender

Notice history

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

Transparency notice published
15 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST
UK5
Contract details notice published
27 Jul 2026, 10:10 BST
UK7
Contract signature expected
27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £100,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 27 Jul 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
ALACRITY LAW LIMITEDSME3 Aug 2026 – 2 Aug 2027 · up to 2 Aug 2028Extensions: One optional extension of 12 months on the same terms.	£100,000	—	Awarded

Contracts

Legal Cost Management System · ALACRITY LAW LIMITEDSME
Signed
27 Jul 2026
Value
£100,000
Period
3 Aug 2026 – 2 Aug 2027 · up to 2 Aug 2028 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
One optional extension of 12 months on the same terms.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

GREAT BRITISH ENERGY - NUCLEAR

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-COH: 05027024 · GB-PPON: PRCJ-2655-YDML Department For Energy Security & Net Zero, London, London, SW1A 2EGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

ALACRITY LAW LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10607888GB-PPON: PYDN-8592-QZGM C/O Buzzacott Llp, London, London, EC2V 6DLContact 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 Tender27 Jul 2026, 10:10 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender15 Jul 2026, 10:00 BST