SE1243 Legal Counsel Blackstone Chambers

Official notice

Authority: Sport England (Public body)

Direct awardSME suitable

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

Awarded value£16,800published award · inc. VAT

Awarded 9 Feb 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Blackstone Chambers

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Specialist Legal Counsel to Sport England

Legal Counsel consultancy service provision - specialist legal advice

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

79000000 Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
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: 16 Feb 2026, 17:34 GMT
Last source update: 16 Feb 2026, 17:35 GMT
Authority reference: SE1243
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-014052
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06556e Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Urgency
Published justification: Specialist skillset required for bespoke legal advice specific to the Sport Sector/ALB

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Feb 2026

Transparency notice published
16 Feb 2026, 17:34 GMT
UK5
Contract award notice published
16 Feb 2026, 17:35 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £16,8001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Blackstone Chambers2 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026	£16,800 inc. VAT	9 Feb 2026	Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sport England

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PTWR-9348-TXMN Loughborough Sport Park, Loughborough, East Midlands, LE11 3QFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Blackstone ChambersAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03526717 Medway House, London, London, ec4y9bwContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender16 Feb 2026, 17:35 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender16 Feb 2026, 17:34 GMT