UKSAC26_0053 Eutelsat-OneWeb Legal Advice
Details
- Supplier(s)
- Dentons UK and Middle East LLP
- Value
- £250,000
- Duration
- 6 months
- Topic
- Legal services
- Published
- 9 October 2026
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This contract award follows a mini-competition undertaken under the Government Commercial Agency Legal Panel for Government Framework (RM6360), Lot 3. Brief Description of Requirement Provision of specialist external legal advisory services to support the Government's management of its shareholding in Eutelsat Group and its special share rights in Eutelsat OneWeb. The contract will provide expert UK and French corporate, governance and transaction legal advice to support ministerial and official decision-making, board participation, shareholder matters, and any future corporate transactions or strategic developments affecting the Government's investment.
Timeline
- Completed: Award date6 October 2026
- Completed: Award published9 October 2026Current notice
- Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2027in 6 months
About the buyer
The Department for Science Innovation and Technology is a central government department, and a dedicated commercial directorate leads on its procurement work alongside project and delivery teams. Larger opportunities are advertised as notices on the Find a Tender Service. Common goods and services are bought through Crown Commercial Service frameworks. UK Shared Business Services, a shared-services provider, manages many of the department's lower-value procurements on its behalf. Low-value orders require multiple supplier quotes to ensure value for money. Supplier diversity targets guide how contracts reach small and medium-sized enterprises across the supply chain.
Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.
Over the past 5 years, most of the Department for Science Innovation and Technology's contract awards have been in IT services, research and development and software and information systems.
Relevant CPV codes
- 79100000 · Legal services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@department-for-science-innovation-and-technology.gov |
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