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    ContractsCommercial Legal Support for Canal and River Trust Grant Agreement
    Awarded contract

    Commercial Legal Support for Canal and River Trust Grant Agreement

    Awarded
    £41k
    Published 9 Jul 2026

    Provide commercial legal support to draft and negotiate a new grant agreement with the Canal and River Trust, including meeting attendance and strategic advice on contract terms.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 9 Jul 2026· 3 months agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £41k
    Published 9 Jul 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £41,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      31 Mar 2026
      7 months ago
    • Sector
      Professional Services
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • DP
      DLA PIPER UK LLP
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 months ago.

    9 Jul 2026Today31 Mar 2026

    Brief

    This opportunity seeks commercial legal support services to assist with negotiating and finalizing a grant agreement with the Canal and River Trust (CRT). The successful supplier will provide: - Regular attendance at weekly policy meetings (typically Tuesday afternoons) - Drafting assistance for the new grant agreement, including development of conditional clauses and risk provisions - Representation at negotiation meetings with CRT (scheduled dates include 13 February at 10am, 18 February at 11am, and 26 February at 10am, plus any additional sessions) - Strategic advice on termination for convenience provisions, aligned with government policy direction - Legal drafting support for implementing termination clauses in the final agreement - Additional commercial legal guidance as needed to complete the grant agreement This is a focused engagement requiring expertise in public sector grant agreements and contract negotiation.

    Track record

    17 awards · 9 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In professional services, DEFRA has awarded 17 contracts to 9 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. DELOITTE LLP4× · 24%
    2. KPMG LLP4× · 24%
    3. DLA PIPER UK LLP2× · 12%
    4. METHODS BUSINESS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY LTD2× · 12%
    5. Methods Business and Digital Technology1× · 6%
    6. Octavius Infrastructure Ltd1× · 6%

    +3 more suppliers

    Across professional services, the most active winners are REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED, PROMAR INTERNATIONAL, KPMG LLP — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    720ec5a8-4d1b-4b4e-9927-03e8b936b54b-905313

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