AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Hydrographic Office published an award and contract notice for IP litigation legal services. The notice records BURGES SALMON LLP as supplier and a GBP 150,000 active contract signed on 7 October 2026. However, the only listed lot is marked cancelled, creating an unresolved inconsistency with the active award and contract records.
Published outcomeSupplier recorded: BURGES SALMON LLP (Companies House number OC307212). Contract record: active; value: GBP 150,000; signed: 7 October 2026.
Market significanceThis is a direct award for legal services under a framework, without prior publication of a competition. Published information does not provide bid, pricing, evaluation, scope-detail or term comparison data.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BURGES SALMON LLP
96% confidenceAward 095576-2026-1 · Lots 1 · GBP 150,000 GBP · Active award and contract record
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Verified supplier record identifies BURGES SALMON LLP, company number OC307212; award 095576-2026-1 names the supplier and relates to lot 1; associated contract value is GBP 150,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice publication
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Process published_at: 2026-10-09T11:33:42+01:00; release history identifies an award, contract notice.
Award status
96% confidenceActive
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Award 095576-2026-1 has status active.
Contract status
96% confidenceActive
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Contract 095576-2026-1 has status active.
Contract signature
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned: 2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00.
Lot status
99% confidenceCancelled
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Tender lot 1 has status cancelled, although the active award and contract both reference lot 1.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value
99% confidenceGBP 150,000
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Contract 095576-2026-1 value: amount 150000, currency GBP.
Value allocation
93% confidenceThe GBP 150,000 is recorded at contract level for the sole published supplier and contract record.
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One contract is linked to award 095576-2026-1, which names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned field.
Award and contract notice published
99% confidence9 October 2026
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Process published_at and release history release_date.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceIP Litigation Legal Services
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Process description and lot 1 description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Process main_category and tender mainProcurementCategory.
CPV classification
99% confidence79100000 — Legal services
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Tender classification and classifications data.
Delivery region
94% confidenceUKK
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Tender item deliveryAddresses region: UKK.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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Process procurement_method and procurement_method_details.
Award route
99% confidenceDirect award allowed under a framework
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Tender procurementMethodRationale: Direct Award allowed under Framework.
Legal rationale classification
98% confidenceProcurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
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Tender procurementMethodRationaleClassifications contains TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL / D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bidders and evaluation results are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract status
96% confidenceActive
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Contract 095576-2026-1 status: active.
Signed date
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract dateSigned.
Published extension option
96% confidenceOne 12-month extension
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Lot 1 options description: 1 12 month extension.
Start and end dates
99% confidenceUnknown
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Process contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null; no other term dates supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
98% confidenceThe requirement was placed through a framework-enabled direct award rather than a prior-published competition.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails and procurementMethodRationale.
Published commercial visibility
98% confidenceThe notice provides a total contract value but no rate card, pricing breakdown, award criteria weighting, bidder count or evaluation outcome.
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Contract value is supplied; other information is not supplied in the published notice.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award/lot inconsistency
99% confidenceThe active award and active contract both reference lot 1, but lot 1 is marked cancelled. The source does not explain this conflict.
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Award relatedLots: [1]; contract links to award 095576-2026-1; lot 1 status: cancelled.
Term information
99% confidenceContract start and end dates are not supplied in the published notice.
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Process contract_start_at and contract_end_at are null.
Award detail
99% confidenceAward date, individual lot value, bid count and evaluation details are not supplied in the published notice.
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Award date and award-level value are null; no competition or evaluation data supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source records lot 1 as cancelled while also recording an active award and active signed contract linked to that lot; the notice does not resolve the discrepancy.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes contract start date, end date, award date, bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown and individual lot value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UK Hydrographic OfficeBURGES SALMON LLPIP litigationlegal servicesdirect awardGBP 150,000OC307212
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named as supplier for the UK Hydrographic Office IP Litigation requirement?
BURGES SALMON LLP, verified under Companies House number OC307212.
What is the published contract value?
GBP 150,000.
Was the contract signed?
Yes. The contract record gives a signed date of 7 October 2026.
Was a competition published?
The notice states an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition, with a framework direct-award rationale.
What is the key source-data issue?
The active award and contract reference lot 1, while that lot is separately marked cancelled.
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