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    ContractsLegal Advice Services from UKRI
    Awarded contract

    Legal Advice Services from UKRI

    Awarded
    £13.3k
    Published 27 May 2026

    UKRI is awarding a legal advice services contract to a sole supplier due to technical reasons and lack of competitive alternatives.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· EnglandPublished 27 May 2026· 2 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £13.3k
    Published 27 May 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £13,283
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Rolling
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Professional Services
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      England

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • ES
      EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND INTERNATIONAL LLP
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 2 months ago.

    27 May 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    This is a contract details notice, not a call for competition. UKRI (UK Research and Innovation) is procuring legal advice services. This procurement is being concluded without competition due to absence of competitive alternatives for technical reasons. Only a particular supplier can provide the specialized legal services required. This notice informs the market of the contract award decision.

    Track record

    23 awards · 21 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In professional services, UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION has awarded 23 contracts to 21 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. NICK HASTINGS CONSULTING LTD2× · 9%
    2. WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON UK LLP2× · 9%
    3. JISC Services Limited1× · 4%
    4. JAMES COWPER LLP1× · 4%
    5. MS Consulting1× · 4%
    6. ANCHORED IN LTD.1× · 4%

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    Award notice and full record on the publisher's site

    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-06a66c
    UR
    Buyer
    UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
    Sector
    Professional Services