Official UK procurement notice
Overseas Territories Legal Services
Authority: Maritime and Coastguard Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis requirement to secure legal advice and drafting of national maritime legislation for the UKs Overseas Territories (OTs) to ensure compliance with, and implementation of, International Maritime Obligations and its Conventions.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 22 May 2025, 09:31 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Apr 2026, 10:36 BST
- Authority reference
TCA 3/7/1807- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033129- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051c93Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
This provision is required to secure legal advice and drafting national legislation for the MCA's Maritime Obligations Programme to aid the UK Overseas Territories in meeting legal compliance with international obligations.
The MCA intends to use the Direct Award procedure under the Procurement Act 2023 due to the services only being supplied by a particular economic operator as competition is absent for technical reasons.
Previous procurement activity identified that Maritime legal expertise with understanding of the legislative structures of the Overseas Territories is a niche requirement and not widely available within this sector. The buying authorities understanding is that no reasonable alternative or substitute exists. Retaining the same service provider also ensures continuity and provides consistent advice as the Programme's enters its final phase.
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 May 2025- Transparency notice published22 May 2025, 09:31 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected2 Jun 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published13 Jun 2025, 12:45 BSTUK7
- Contract termination notice published13 Apr 2026, 10:36 BSTUK11
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knightwood LegalSMEConflict, Stability and Security Fund Programme - Overseas Territories Legal Services6 Jun 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 | £137,200 | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Knightwood LegalSME
- Signed
- 6 Jun 2025
- Value
- £137,200
- Period
- 7 Jun 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
- Status
- terminated
- Final value
- £137,200
- Termination
- contractCompleted
No agreed KPIs: The Contracting authority considers that performance could not appropriately be assessed using KPIs.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Knightwood LegalAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract termination notice Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender