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Procurement Legal Service

Kent Fire & Rescue Service · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 22:47.

Opportunity overview

Kent Fire and Rescue services has awarded a contract for Procurement legal support to DLA Piper LLP. The Supplier shall provide such advice, support and drafting including, but not limited to, the key areas of contracts, information and data protection law, intellectual property law, JCT Contracts, NEC Contracts, outsourcing and public procurement law, as the Customer may require in relation to procurement and contracts associated with national initiatives and ad-hoc requirements. This contract commences on the 14th April 2026 and expires 13th April 2029 (with the option to extend for a further 12 months). This contract was direct awarded via the CCS framework RM6360 - Legal Panel for Government under Lot 1 - Core Legal Services

Awarded to

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DLA Piper LLP

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Contract value
£600k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
3 Mar 2026
Award ID
022055-2026-C26013-1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH OC305358
Location
London, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV79100000 — Legal services

Lots

  • Kent Fire and Rescue services has awarded a contract for Procurement legal support to DLA Piper LLP. The Supplier shall provide such advice, support and drafting including, but not limited to, the key areas of contracts, information and data protection law, intellectual property law, JCT Contracts, NEC Contracts, outsourcing and public procurement law, as the Customer may require in relation to procurement and contracts associated with national initiatives and ad-hoc requirements. This contract commences on the 14th April 2026 and expires 13th April 2029 (with the option to extend for a further 12 months). This contract was direct awarded via the CCS framework RM6360 - Legal Panel for Government under Lot 1 - Core Legal ServicesValue not stated

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
C26013
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
This contract was direct award under the CCS Framework RM6360 - Legal Panel for Government under Lot 1 - Core Legal Services

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
79100000
Description
Legal services

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
Kent Fire and Rescue services has awarded a contract for Procurement legal support to DLA Piper LLP. The Supplier shall provide such advice, support and drafting including, but not limited to, the key areas of contracts, information and data protection law, intellectual property law, JCT Contracts, NEC Contracts, outsourcing and public procurement law, as the Customer may require in relation to procurement and contracts associated with national initiatives and ad-hoc requirements. This contract commences on the 14th April 2026 and expires 13th April 2029 (with the option to extend for a further 12 months). This contract was direct awarded via the CCS framework RM6360 - Legal Panel for Government under Lot 1 - Core Legal Services
Has Options
No
Status
cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ4

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Kent Fire & Rescue Service
Id
GB-FTS-153795

Identifier

Legal Name
Kent Fire & Rescue Service
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
Service Headquarters, The Godlands, Straw Mill Hill, Tovil
Locality
Maidstone
Region
UKJ45
Postal Code
ME156XB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Alex Whelan

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
03
Description
Public order and safety
Organisation 2
Name
DLA Piper LLP
Id
GB-COH-OC305358

Identifier

Legal Name
DLA Piper LLP
Id
OC305358
Scheme
GB-COH

Address

Locality
London
Region
UK
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Organisation 3
Name
Kent Fire and Rescue Service
Id
GB-FTS-33790

Identifier

Legal Name
Kent Fire and Rescue Service

Address

Locality
Maidstone
Country Name
United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
022055-2026-C26013-1
Title
Procurement Legal Service
Status
active

Related lots

1

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-OC305358
Name
DLA Piper LLP

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
022055-2026-C26013-1
Award ID
022055-2026-C26013-1
Title
Procurement Legal Service
Status
active
Date Signed
3 Mar 2026, 00:00

Value

Amount
600,000
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Maidstone · UKJ45 · ME156XB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ4

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 022055-2026award, contract ·