Procurement Legal Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Kent Fire & Rescue Service (Police & fire)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

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

Awarded value£600,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 3 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to DLA Piper LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Kent Fire and Rescue services has awarded a contract for Procurement legal support to DLA Piper LLP. The Supplier shall provide such advice, support and drafting including, but not limited to, the key areas of contracts, information and data protection law, intellectual property law, JCT Contracts, NEC Contracts, outsourcing and public procurement law, as the Customer may require in relation to procurement and contracts associated with national initiatives and ad-hoc requirements.

This contract commences on the 14th April 2026 and expires 13th April 2029 (with the option to extend for a further 12 months).

This contract was direct awarded via the CCS framework RM6360 - Legal Panel for Government under Lot 1 - Core Legal Services

CPV: Legal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 11 Mar 2026, 18:03 GMT
Last source update: 11 Mar 2026, 18:03 GMT
Authority reference: C26013
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-022055
Classification (CPV): Legal services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ4)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0667c5 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This contract was direct award under the CCS Framework RM6360 - Legal Panel for Government under Lot 1 - Core Legal Services

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £600,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 3 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
DLA Piper LLP	£600,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Procurement Legal Service · DLA Piper LLP
Signed
3 Mar 2026
Value
£600,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
Kent Fire and Rescue services has awarded a contract for Procurement legal support to…	1bids	—	—	—
Whole notice	—	—	—	£0 – £600,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Kent Fire & Rescue Service

Contracting authorityPolice & fireRegional or local authorityPublic order and safety Service Headquarters, The Godlands, Straw Mill Hill, Tovil, Maidstone, South East, ME156XBContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Kent Fire and Rescue ServiceReview body Maidstone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

DLA Piper LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC305358 London, UK

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.