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Energy Retail Markets Legal Advice and Services

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:50.

Opportunity overview

Provision of legal services.

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.

Sharpe Pritchard LLP

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£1.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Jan 2025
Award ID
005435-2025-con_7273-1
Status
active
Location
London, UK, WC1X 0BJ, United Kingdom

Mills & Reeve LLP

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£1.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Jan 2025
Award ID
005435-2025-con_7274-2
Status
active
Location
London, UK, EC4R 9AT, United Kingdom

Mills & Reeve LLP

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£1.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Jan 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
074760-2025-2-1
Status
active
Location
London, UK, EC4R 9AT, United Kingdom

Sharpe Pritchard LLP

Matched by exact name
Shared contract value
£1.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
10 Jan 2025
Suppliers
One of 2 awarded suppliers
Award ID
074760-2025-2-1
Status
active
Location
London, UK, WC1X 0BJ, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79100000 — Legal services

Lots

  • Energy Retail Markets Legal Advice and ServicesValue 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
ocds-h6vhtk-04e2df
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
Call-off under CCS framework no opportunity notice required

Covered By

GPA

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
79100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Legal services

Procedure reasons

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

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Energy Retail Markets Legal Advice and Services
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
Provision of legal advice in relation to electricity and gas supplier financial difficulties, insolvencies and subsequent government response which may include, but not be limited to: the Supplier of Last Resort (SoLR) process, requirements for a Special Administration Regime (SAR) and wider considerations related to supplier failure and market stability

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Contract period

Ends
10 Jan 2026, 23:59
Starts
10 Jan 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Entry 2
Region
UK
Entry 3
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-138187
Name
DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1A 2EG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
3-8 Whitehall Place,

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
DESNZ & DSIT Group Commercial

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-11543
Name
Sharpe Pritchard LLP

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
WC1X 0BJ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Elm Yard, 10-16 Elm Street

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Sharpe Pritchard LLP
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-43265
Name
Mills & Reeve LLP

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
EC4R 9AT
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
24 King William Street

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Mills & Reeve LLP
Organisation 4
Id
GB-FTS-103585
Name
Department of Energy Security and Net Zero

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Department of Energy Security and Net Zero
Organisation 5
Id
GB-FTS-91445
Name
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1A 2EG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
3-8 Whitehall Place

Details

Identifier

Legal Name
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Contact

Organisation 6
Id
GB-FTS-94110
Name
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
London
Postal Code
SW1A 2EG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
3-8 Whitehall Place

Identifier

Legal Name
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Award information

Award 1
Id
005435-2025-con_7273-1
Title
Energy Retail Markets Legal Advice and Services (Primary)
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-11543
Name
Sharpe Pritchard LLP

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
005435-2025-con_7274-2
Title
Energy Retail Markets Legal Advice and Services (Secondary)
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-43265
Name
Mills & Reeve LLP

Related lots

1
Award 3
Id
074760-2025-2-1
Title
Energy Retail Markets Legal Advice and Services
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-11543
Name
Sharpe Pritchard LLP
Supplier 2
Id
GB-FTS-43265
Name
Mills & Reeve LLP

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
005435-2025-con_7273-1
Title
Energy Retail Markets Legal Advice and Services (Primary)
Status
active
Award ID
005435-2025-con_7273-1
Date Signed
10 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,750,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 2
Id
005435-2025-con_7274-2
Title
Energy Retail Markets Legal Advice and Services (Secondary)
Status
active
Award ID
005435-2025-con_7274-2
Date Signed
10 Jan 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,750,000
Currency
GBP
Entry 3
Id
074760-2025-2-1
Title
Energy Retail Markets Legal Advice and Services
Status
active
Award ID
074760-2025-2-1
Date Signed
10 Jan 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Title
Energy Retail Markets Legal Advice and Services
Related Lot
1

Classification

Id
79100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Legal services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Value

Amount
1,750,000
Currency
GBP

Period

Ends
10 Jan 2027, 23:59
Starts
10 Jan 2025, 00:00

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1
Rationale
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Planned extension under regulation 72.—(1) Contracts and framework agreements may be modified without a new procurement procedure in accordance with this Part in any of the following cases:— (a)where the modifications, irrespective of their monetary value, have been provided for in the initial procurement documents in clear, precise and unequivocal review clauses, which may include price revision clauses or options, provided that such clauses— (i)state the scope and nature of possible modifications or options as well as the conditions under which they may be used, and (ii)do not provide for modifications or options that would alter the overall nature of the contract or the framework agreement;
Description
Planned Time Extension Only

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UK · SW1A 2EG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04e2df-2025-11-18T13:22:23Zcompiled ·