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Published 20 Jul 2026

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Great British Energy - External Legal Services 2026-2028

Authority: Great British Energy

Call-off from a framework agreement
CPV: Legal services (79100000)
Published panel value£2,000,000Shared across 3 suppliers; not a single purchase
Contract ends 30 Jun 2027
Contract starts 1 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Support is required from the Contractors who must have extensive experience in the renewables sector, across the full range of technologies, initially supporting both investments and project development and the design and delivery of programmes for the delivery of grant and debt funding. The Contractors must be able to provide the full range of complementary advice and transaction services, including regulatory, permissions, planning, consent.

In addition, given the small size of the GBE in-house legal team, Contractors must be capable of supporting GBE's core needs be that in the context of a transaction or in a BAU setting. This will include employment, public law, procurement, FOIA/EIR, subsidy control, competition, commercial, employment and litigation. Further details are included with the Contracts.

These Contracts were awarded following the direct award process under the Government Commercial Agency's Legal Panel for Government RM6360, Lots 1 and 2.

The budget for the programme is £2million to run from 2026 - 2028. Each Contract has maximum value of this total programme spend, but there is no commitment to spend any value with any Contractor.

Activity will be allocated to a Contractor based upon lot, conflicts of interest and experience in this area required.

Each Contract has an initial phase until 30/06/2027, with an option to extend until 30/06/2028.

Additional information:

Redacted contracts

Published procurement details

Framework cited in notice
Legal Panel for Government · RM6360
Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Buyer reference
tender_534071/1595501
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
No
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
No
Tender deadline
Procurement method
Selective
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
AB10 1BJ; British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Award decision
    1 Jul 2026
  2. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2026
  3. Notice published
    20 Jul 2026
  4. Contract ends
    30 Jun 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

  • Great British EnergyContracting authority AB1 Building, Crimon Place, Aberdeen, AB10 1BJ, ScotlandContact email

Suppliers named on the notice

  • Sharpe Pritchard LLPSupplier Elm Yard, 10-16 Elm Street, London, WC1X 0BJ
    Identifier
    OC378650 · GB-COH
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    No
    Business size
    Large
  • Burges Salmon LLPSupplier One Glass Wharf, Bristol, BS2 0ZX
    Identifier
    OC307212 · GB-COH
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    No
    Business size
    Large
  • Ashurst Perkins Coie UK LLPSupplier London Fruit & Wool Exchange, 1 Duval Square, London, E1 6PW
    Identifier
    OC330252 · GB-COH
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    No
    Business size
    Large

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

Source record

Source
Contracts Finder
Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-9ae93648-e550-4aee-b1ff-3e208b78a20c-2026-07-20T13:08:19+01:00
Published
20 Jul 2026
Latest update
20 Jul 2026
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-9ae93648-e550-4aee-b1ff-3e208b78a20c
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-9ae93648-e550-4aee-b1ff-3e208b78a20c-1