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Specialist Legal Support

Legal services
South East (UKJ4)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Kent Fire & Rescue Service: "Specialist Legal Support". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityKent Fire & Rescue ServiceScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Kent Fire & Rescue Service
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Published history for Kent Fire & Rescue Service. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
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Competition Density
1.1Bids / Report
88.9% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 10 active published awards; 9 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityKent Fire & Rescue Service
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published21 May 2026, 14:13 BST
Last source update21 May 2026, 14:13 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationLegal services
Delivery area
South East (UKJ4)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-069f48
What is being bought
Kent Fire and Rescue has appoint the supplier Mills & Reeve LLP to provide the following legal services for special projects: Legal 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, land purchases, outsourcing and public procurement law. The contract was direct award under the Crown Commercial Service framework "Public Sector Legal Services" reference number RM6240, Lot 1a Full Service Provision - England and Wales. Contract to commence 1st June 2026 for a period of 18 months with the option to extend for a additional 6 months if required.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 May 2026, 14:13 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    21 May 2026, 14:13 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    21 May 2026, 14:13 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Kent Fire and Rescue has appoint the supplier Mills & Reeve LLP to provide the following legal services for such as legal 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, land purchases, outsourcing and public procurement law. The contract was direct award under the Crown Commercial Service framework "Public Sector Legal Services" reference number RM6240, Lot 1a Full Service Provision - England and Wales. Contract to commence 1st June 2026 for a period of 18 months with the option to extend for a additional 6 months if required.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    21 May 2026, 14:13 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 20 May 2026, 00:00 BST · £100,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
MILLS & REEVE LLP
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£100,000 · signed 20 May 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Kent Fire & Rescue Service

Contracting authority GB-FTS-153795
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  • Kent Fire & Rescue Service
    buyer

    Service Headquarters, The Godlands, Straw Mill Hill, Tovil, Maidstone, UKJ45, ME156XB
    alex.whelan@kent.fire-uk.org

  • Kent Fire and Rescue Service
    reviewBody

    Maidstone

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
    supplier

    GB-COH: OC326165
    London, UK
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleDirect Award under the Crown Commercial Services Framework - RM6240 - Public Sector Legal Services - Lot 1a - Full Service Provision - England and Wales.