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CP2857-26 - Contractual, Legal and Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) Advisory Support

Devon County Council · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 23 Sept 2026, 16:02.

Opportunity overview

Devon County Council working alongside Devon’s District Councils and the Unitary Councils of Plymouth and Torbay requires specialist contractual, legal and Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) advisory support to assist in planning and implementing the transition to new authorities through to 31 March 2028.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Bevan Brittan

Matched by normalised name
Contract value
£500k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
23 Aug 2026
Award ID
087398-2026-1
Status
active
Location
Bristol, UKK4, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79100000 — Legal services
  • CPV79111000 — Legal advisory services
  • CPV79140000 — Legal advisory and information services

Lots

  • The appointed advisor will provide strategic, legal and commercial advice relating primarily to contractual transitions arising from LGR (+Assets and TUPE). The nature of this work may also include some advice relating to property, assets and workforce transitions.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN825908
Status
complete
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Not applicable - the proposed procurement route is to utilise the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) Framework and undertake a direct award to an approved supplier under Lot 1a: Full Service Provision for England and Wales.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
79100000
Description
Legal services

Techniques

Has Electronic Auction
Yes

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
The appointed advisor will provide strategic, legal and commercial advice relating primarily to contractual transitions arising from LGR (+Assets and TUPE). The nature of this work may also include some advice relating to property, assets and workforce transitions.
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
70
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
30

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79140000
Description
Legal advisory and information services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
79111000
Description
Legal advisory services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK4

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Devon County Council
Id
GB-FTS-1284

Identifier

Legal Name
Devon County Council

Address

Street Address
County Hall, Topsham Road
Locality
Exeter
Region
UKK4
Postal Code
EX2 4QD
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Mr Oliver Reed
Telephone
+44 1392383000

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
01
Description
General public services
Organisation 2
Name
Bevan Brittan
Id
GB-FTS-186650

Identifier

Legal Name
Bevan Brittan

Address

Locality
Bristol
Region
UKK4
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
High Court of England and Wales
Id
GB-FTS-136

Identifier

Legal Name
High Court of England and Wales

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
087398-2026-1
Title
CP2857-26 - Contractual, Legal and Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) Advisory Support
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-186650
Name
Bevan Brittan

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
087398-2026-1
Award ID
087398-2026-1
Title
CP2857-26 - Contractual, Legal and Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) Advisory Support
Status
active
Date Signed
24 Aug 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
500,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Exeter · UKK4 · EX2 4QD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK4

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 087398-2026award, contract ·