Legal Support to the Germany Enabling Office

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£170,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 9 Sept 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Gowling WLG (UK) LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of external legal support to support Germany Enabling Office projects. Procured under CCS Framework RM6197.

CPV: Legal advisory services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Legal support services for GEO ProjectsAwarded

Delivery: UK

Extensions: Additional ad-hoc support as required, for instance following tender periods.

Procedure terms & legal framework

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 17 Sept 2025, 12:14 BST
Last source update: 17 Sept 2025, 12:14 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-057283
Classification (CPV): Legal advisory services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059c1c Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Call off from CCS Framework 6179 which allows Direct Award.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £170,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Gowling WLG (UK) LLPLegal Support for GEO	£170,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Legal Support for GEO · Gowling WLG (UK) LLP
Signed
9 Sept 2025
Value
£170,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence MOD Corsham, Corsham, South West, SN13 9NRContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

MODReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Gowling WLG (UK) LLPAwarded supplier London, London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.