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Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice for Provision of Solicitors for UK Covid-19 Inquiry Contract Extension

Legal services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Cabinet Office: "Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice for Provision of Solicitors for UK Covid-19 Inquiry Contract Extension". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityCabinet OfficeScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Coverage: 14 active published awards; 7 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 AuthorityCabinet Office
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
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Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
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Published14 May 2026, 15:28 BST
Last source update14 May 2026, 15:28 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationLegal services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-069901
What is being bought
This VEAT sets out the Cabinet Office's (in sponsorship capacity to the UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry) intention to extend the CCLL23A10 contract for the provision of a Solicitor and supporting legal team to provide continuous legal advice to the Inquiry Chair on the operation of the Inquiry. The proposed extension is a time-only extension and will be delivered within the existing total contract value. At section II.1.7. of this notice the Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) is stated at £1 as a £0 value is not a permitted input to the notice. The total contract value will not be amended and remains £37,635,940 At V.2) Award of contract/concession > V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract we included the date of 14 May 2026, based on the system only permitting dates that are today or in the past. The existing contract will actually conclude on 16 December 2026, with the extension referenced in this notice taking the contract expiry to 30 September 2027. The Cabinet Office intends to observe a standstill period of 10 days and will not conclude this contract amendment before 29 May 2026. No other changes will be made to the contract. Firms who have acted in connection with the Inquiry when supporting any core participants cannot act as Solicitor to the Inquiry.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 May 2026, 15:28 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    14 May 2026, 15:28 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    14 May 2026, 15:28 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    This VEAT sets out the intention to extend the CCLL23A10 contract. The proposed extension is a time-only extension and will be delivered within the existing total contract value. The total contract value will not be amended and will remain £37,635,940. At V.2) Award of contract/concession > V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract we included the date of 14 May 2026, based on the system only permitting dates that are today or in the past. The existing contract will actually conclude on 16 December 2026, with the extension referenced in this notice taking the contract expiry to 30 September 2027. The Cabinet Office intends to observe a standstill period of 10 days and will not conclude this contract amendment before 29 May 2026. No other changes will be made to the contract. Firms who have acted in connection with the Inquiry when supporting any core participants cannot act as Solicitor to the Inquiry. The extension will include the following significantly reduced deliverables as the Inquiry approaches closedown: -Support to the Chair concerning her final changes to the M10 report -Support on report publication event preparation and delivery for Modules 8, 9 and 10 -Post-report publication queries and judicial review advice for Modules 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 -General legal advice to Chair / Secretary and occasional attendance at office holder and/or governance meetings -Section 14 advice -Archiving advice
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    14 May 2026, 15:28 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 14 May 2026, 00:00 BST · £1
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Burges Salmon LLP
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£1 · signed 14 May 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Cabinet Office

Contracting authority GB-FTS-35063
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  • Cabinet Office
    buyer

    70 Whitehall, London, UKI32, SW1A2AS
    commercial@cabinetoffice.gov.uk

  • Burges Salmon LLP
    supplier

    GB-COH: OC307212
    Bristol, UK

  • The High Court, Royal Court of Justice
    reviewBody

    London
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Procedure rationaleThe Cabinet Office considers that the amendment detailed in this VEAT is permitted pursuant to 72(1) (e) and (f) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR). Regulation 72(1)(e) (Non-substantial modifications): The proposed extension is time-only and does not render the contract materially different in character. It introduces no new conditions that would have significantly altered the original procurement outcome or attracted additional participants. Furthermore, it does not change the economic balance in favour of the contractor, as services will be delivered within the existing total contract value of £37,635,940 and at the originally agreed rates. Regulation 72(1)(f) (Low-value modifications): The value of the modification is below both the relevant threshold (£135,018 inclusive of VAT) and 10% of the initial contract value. The extension will include the following significantly reduced deliverables as the Inquiry approaches closedown: -Support to the Chair concerning her final changes to the M10 report -Support on report publication event preparation and delivery for Modules 8, 9 and 10 -Post-report publication queries and judicial review advice for Modules 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 -General legal advice to Chair / Secretary and occasional attendance at office holder and/or governance meetings -Section 14 advice -Archiving advice