UKRI-5886 BGS Geothermal project – legal advice

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£25,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 25 Mar 2026no call for competition

Awarded to DLA Piper

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This is a call-off under the Crown Commercial Services Framework RM6360 Legal Panel for Government, for legal services.

CPV: Legal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK · Nottingham

79100000 Legal services

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: 27 Mar 2026, 10:21 GMT
Last source update: 27 Mar 2026, 10:21 GMT
Authority reference: UKRI-5886
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-028349
Classification (CPV): Legal services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06761c Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This is a call-off under the Crown Commercial Services Framework RM6360 Legal Panel for Government, for legal services.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £25,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 25 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
DLA Piper	£25,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 028349-2026-1 · DLA Piper
Signed
25 Mar 2026
Value
£25,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch 14697629 Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK, SN2 1FLContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

DLA Piper LLPAwarded supplier 160 Aldersgate Street, LONDON, UK, EC1A 4HTContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.