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# Procurement Legal Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-legal-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0667c5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Kent Fire & Rescue Service: "Procurement Legal Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Kent Fire & Rescue Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/kent-fire-rescue-service-GB-FTS-153795)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Legal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £600,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0667c5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-legal-service-ocds-h6vhtk-0667c5#tl-md)

## 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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **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 protecti...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Procurement Legal Service (active)
  - Award id: `022055-2026-C26013-1`
  - Supplier(s): **DLA Piper LLP**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:OC305358`
  - Value: £600,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Procurement Legal Service (active)
  - Signed Value: £600,000
  - Signed Date: 03/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F022055-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-11T18:03:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T17:56:29.833Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0667c5