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Published 8 May 2026, 11:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

PS26102 - Request for Legal Advice (GDPR Legislation)

Official notice

Procurement agent: UK Research and Innovation·On behalf of: UKSBS

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£1,500published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 30 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to DAC BEACHCROFT LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION *****

This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required.

Brief Description of Requirement

Research England seeks legal advice from DAC Beachcroft regarding an ongoing complaint.

Research England is specifically seeking advice in the context of GDPR legislation on our standing with regards to the request that "Research England formally exercises my Right to Rectification (Article 16) and Erasure (Article 17) regarding the data it hosts and processes as part of the REF 2021 results".

Research England will also seek more general legal advice from DAC Beachcroft regarding this case as required.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
79110000 Legal advisory and representation 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
8 May 2026, 11:11 BST
Last source update
8 May 2026, 11:11 BST
Authority reference
PS26102
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042375
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069463 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    8 May 2026, 11:11 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,5001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
DAC BEACHCROFT LLP£1,500 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · DAC BEACHCROFT LLP

    Signed
    30 Apr 2026
    Value
    £1,500
    Period
    1 May 2026 – 28 Dec 2026
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

UK Research and Innovation

Procurement agentPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDQJ-7126-JDHG Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, South West, SN2 1FLContact email

Clients of the procurement agent

  • UKSBSBeneficiary authority
  • UK Shared Business Services LtdProcess contact pointProcuring entityShared Service ProviderGB-PPON: PMPN-7535-GNTG Swindon, South WestContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • DAC BEACHCROFT LLPAwarded supplierGB-COH: OC317852GB-PPON: PMZN-9974-QRMT 25 Walbrook, London, London, EC4N 8AFContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure