SAC Legal Support · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: South West (UKK11)

Awarded value£1,187,500published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 24 Oct 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Burges Salmon LLP

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Legal support for the SAC Commercial team.

CPV: Legal advisory services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Legal support for the SAC commercial team, for a total period of 19 monthsAwarded

Delivery: South West

Extensions: Option to extend until 31st March 2027 following the initial period.

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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 3 Nov 2025, 07:58 GMT
Last source update: 3 Nov 2025, 07:58 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-070284
Classification (CPV): Legal advisory services
Delivery area: South West (UKK11)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05d888 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: Additional or repeat goods, services or works, to change supplier at this stage would cause significant disruption to a major defence contract as the incumbent supplier has worked on this drafting/contract for three years and as a result has unique intellectual capabilities. The supplier has specific expertise and knowledge of interrelated programmes that are vital for successful performance of this contract.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,187,5001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Burges Salmon LLP31047187-CCSRM6179 SAC Legal Support	£1,187,500 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

31047187-CCSRM6179 SAC Legal Support · Burges Salmon LLP
Signed
24 Oct 2025
Value
£1,187,500
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, South West, BS34 8JHContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Submarine Delivery AgencyReview body Bristol

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Burges SalmonAwarded supplier One Glass Wharf, Bristol, South West, BS2 0ZX

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.