AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Ministry of Defence published an awarded-contract notice for legal advisory services supporting the Voyager PFI contract. The award is a call-off from CCS RM6360 Lot 2 following a mini-competition and names BURGES SALMON LLP, DENTONS UK AND MIDDLE EAST LLP and HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS KRAMER LLP. The published £700,000 value applies to the single shared award and is not allocated among the three suppliers.
Published outcomeOne active award was recorded, dated 24 August 2026, with a stated contract period from 25 August 2026 to 24 August 2029.
Market significanceThis is a £700,000 Ministry of Defence legal-advisory call-off under a CCS framework. The notice does not disclose each supplier's allocation, scope split, pricing or evaluation results.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
3 supplier records analysed
BURGES SALMON LLP
97% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-669ee126-2b8f-4b5f-9eee-0bc3055e347d-1 · Lots CCS RM6360 Lot 2 · Not individually disclosed; part of a shared £700,000 award GBP · verified supplier named on active award
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The award lists BURGES SALMON LLP as a supplier. Supplier verification records an exact-name match to company number OC307212. The description identifies CCS RM6360 Lot 2, but no supplier-level value allocation is published.
DENTONS UK AND MIDDLE EAST LLP
97% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-669ee126-2b8f-4b5f-9eee-0bc3055e347d-1 · Lots CCS RM6360 Lot 2 · Not individually disclosed; part of a shared £700,000 award GBP · verified supplier named on active award
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The award lists Dentons UK and Middle East LLP as a supplier. Supplier verification records an exact-name match to company number OC322045. The description identifies CCS RM6360 Lot 2, but no supplier-level value allocation is published.
HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS KRAMER LLP
97% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-669ee126-2b8f-4b5f-9eee-0bc3055e347d-1 · Lots CCS RM6360 Lot 2 · Not individually disclosed; part of a shared £700,000 award GBP · verified supplier named on active award
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The award lists Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP as a supplier. Supplier verification records an exact-name match to company number OC310989. The description identifies CCS RM6360 Lot 2, but no supplier-level value allocation is published.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source record marked complete and award marked active
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Process display status is "awarded"; source status is "complete"; the award status is "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence24 August 2026
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Award record date: 2026-08-24T00:00:00+01:00.
Published date
98% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-14T14:27:55+01:00.
Contract period stated in award data
98% confidence25 August 2026 to 24 August 2029
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Award and tender contractPeriod list startDate 2026-08-25 and endDate 2029-08-24.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
99% confidence£700,000
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The award value is GBP 700,000; the tender value is also GBP 700,000.
Value allocation
99% confidenceShared award value; allocation among the three named suppliers is unknown
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One £700,000 award lists three suppliers, with no individual supplier or lot values.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Mini-competition deadline
98% confidence30 April 2026, 17:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-04-30T17:00:00+01:00.
Award decision date
98% confidence24 August 2026
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Award date: 2026-08-24T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
98% confidence25 August 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-08-25T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
98% confidence24 August 2029
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2029-08-24T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
98% confidence14 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-14T14:27:55+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceLegal services for the Voyager PFI contract
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Notice description states: "CONTRACT AWARD FOR LEGAL SERVICES FOR THE VOYAGER PFI CONTRACT".
Primary classification
99% confidenceCPV 79111000 — Legal advisory services
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Tender classification: CPV 79111000, "Legal advisory services".
Framework lot
98% confidenceCCS RM6360 Lot 2
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Title and description state that the award is against CCS RM6360 Lot 2.
Delivery location
90% confidenceBS34 8JH / South West, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery addresses list postal code BS34 8JH and South West, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceSelective procedure; call-off from a framework agreement
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Tender procurementMethod is "selective" and procurementMethodDetails is "Call-off from a framework agreement".
Competition
94% confidenceMini-competition reported as already run and awarded
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Notice description states that a mini competition had already been run and awarded.
Competition metrics
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, tender responses, scores and evaluation criteria/results.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated duration
98% confidence3 years
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The stated period runs from 25 August 2026 to 24 August 2029.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SME suitability flag
95% confidenceSME suitable: yes; VCSE suitable: no
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Tender suitability states sme: true and vcse: false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceThe notice names three suppliers on one active award, but does not state whether work is divided, jointly delivered, or called off separately.
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A single award record lists three suppliers and one value, with no allocation or delivery model.
Pricing visibility
99% confidenceOnly the total award value is published; rate cards, fee structure and individual supplier values are unknown.
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The notice provides a single GBP 700,000 award value and no pricing breakdown.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier-value attribution
99% confidenceSupplier-level values cannot be determined
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The £700,000 value is attached to one award containing three suppliers, without allocations.
Lot allocation detail
97% confidenceLot title/allocation is not structured in the award data
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The narrative identifies CCS RM6360 Lot 2, while lot_ids_json is null and no lot records are supplied.
Contract execution evidence
98% confidenceThe notice supports an active award and stated contract period, but does not explicitly evidence signature or execution of a contract.
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The supplied award is active and has contract-period dates; no signed-contract document or explicit signature statement is supplied.
Publication timing
99% confidenceThe award notice was published after the stated award date and contract start date
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Award date is 24 August 2026, stated start is 25 August 2026, and notice publication is 14 October 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The £700,000 award value is not allocated among the three named suppliers.
- The notice does not publish the specific work allocation, delivery model, lot-level value, pricing or rate-card information.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bidder numbers, bid scores, evaluation rationale and detailed award criteria.
- No explicit signed-contract or execution evidence is supplied; the record supports an active award and stated contract period only.
- No extension, renewal or option terms are published.
- The structured lot field is empty; CCS RM6360 Lot 2 is identified in the title and description only.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Ministry of DefenceVoyager PFIlegal advisory servicesCCS RM6360Lot 2BURGES SALMON LLPDENTONS UK AND MIDDLE EAST LLPHERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS KRAMER LLPContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named on the Voyager Legal Support Contract award?
BURGES SALMON LLP, DENTONS UK AND MIDDLE EAST LLP and HERBERT SMITH FREEHILLS KRAMER LLP were named on the active award.
What is the published value of the award?
The published value is £700,000, shared across one award record. The notice does not allocate a value to any individual supplier.
When is the stated contract period?
The award data states 25 August 2026 to 24 August 2029.
What procurement route was used?
The notice describes a selective call-off from a framework agreement, CCS RM6360 Lot 2, following a mini-competition.
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