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Legal Support for GBN

GREAT BRITISH ENERGY - NUCLEAR · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 21:43.

Opportunity overview

Uplift of the contract value by £3,300,000 to allow GBN and DESNZ to continue to access services under the contract to support delivery of any CDI offer and the SMR Procurement to contract award.

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.

Ashurst LLP

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Contract value
£12.8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
7 May 2023
Award ID
005704-2025-1-1
Status
active
Location
London, UK, E1 6PW, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79140000 — Legal advisory and information services

Lots

  • Legal Support for GBNValue 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-04e396
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
79140000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Legal advisory and information services

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Legal Support for GBN
Description
The contract provides Legal Support services to GBN and the GBN Sponsorship and Policy team to support delivery of the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Technology Selection Process Procurement.

Contract period

Ends
9 Nov 2026, 23:59
Starts
8 May 2023, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-180784
Name
GREAT BRITISH ENERGY - NUCLEAR

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
GREAT BRITISH ENERGY - NUCLEAR

Contact

Name
Butch Vraniqi
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-138362
Name
Ashurst LLP

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
London
Postal Code
E1 6PW
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
1 Duval Square, London Fruit And Wool Exchange

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Ashurst LLP
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-142
Name
Not Applicable

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Not Applicable
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Not Applicable

Award information

Award 1
Id
005704-2025-1-1
Title
Legal Support for GBN
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-138362
Name
Ashurst LLP

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
005704-2025-1-1
Title
Legal Support for GBN
Status
active
Award ID
005704-2025-1-1
Date Signed
8 May 2023, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Title
Legal Support for GBN
Related Lot
1

Classification

Id
79140000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Legal advisory and information services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Value

Amount
12,800,000
Currency
GBP

Period

Ends
9 Nov 2026, 23:59
Starts
8 May 2023, 00:00

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
4
Rationale
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Continuity of legal advice is a key dependency to achieve contract award of the SMR Procurement. Changing the provider at this stage would would result in delay and duplication of costs. This increase in contract value is permitted under PCR15 Reg 72 (b)
Description
Uplift of the contract value by £3,300,000 to allow GBN and DESNZ to continue to access services under the contract to support delivery of any CDI offer and the SMR Procurement to contract award.

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-04e396-2025-02-18T18:37:10Zcompiled ·