Official UK procurement notice
Specialist Legal Support · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Kent Fire & Rescue Service (Police & fire)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionKent 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.
CPV: Legal services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Kent Fire and Rescue has appoint the supplier Mills & Reeve LLP to provide the…Awarded
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.
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
- 21 May 2026, 14:13 BST
- Last source update
- 21 May 2026, 14:13 BST
- Authority reference
C26022- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-047134- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Direct Award under the Crown Commercial Services Framework - RM6240 - Public Sector Legal Services - Lot 1a - Full Service Provision - England and Wales.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MILLS AND REEVE | £100,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 047134-2026-C26022-1 · MILLS AND REEVE
- Signed
- 20 May 2026
- Value
- £100,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Kent Fire and Rescue ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Mills & Reeve LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.