Core Infrastructure - BAU Legal Support
Details
- Supplier(s)
- DLA Piper (UK) LLP
- Value
- £350,000
- Duration
- 2 years
- Topic
- Legal advisory services
- Published
- 6 October 2026
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
Contract for Ad Hoc legal support for a group of strategic IT contracts, including advice on: Contract Management and Interpretation Supplier Relationship and Dispute Resolution Governance and Collaboration Transition and Exit Procurement and Modification Advice Employment, TUPE and Pensions Commercial and Financial Matters Security, Data, and Regulatory Issues Technology and AI
Timeline
- Completed: Award date5 October 2026
- Completed: Award published6 October 2026Current notice
- Next: Contract expiry date30 September 2028in 2 years
About the buyer
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is a ministerial department that also buys through agencies such as the Environment Agency, the Rural Payments Agency and the Animal and Plant Health Agency. Suppliers register on the DEFRA eCommercial website, Atamis, to compete for contract opportunities across the department. Larger opportunities are advertised through the Find a Tender service under the Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025. DEFRA also procures goods and services through the Crown Commercial Service. Existing contracts and frameworks set up under the previous procurement regulations remain valid until they expire.
Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.
Over the past 5 years, most of DEFRA's contract awards have been in research and development, construction work and business services.
Relevant CPV codes
- 79111000 · Legal advisory services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs-defra.gov |
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