AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has awarded Doyle Clayton Solicitors Limited a legal-services contract relating to CGTRI-associated security and compliance concerns. The published contract record states that it was signed on 12 October 2026 and runs from 14 October 2026 to 13 October 2027.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for Doyle Clayton Solicitors Limited under lot 1.
Market significanceThe notice describes a below-threshold framework award made without competition because of stated technical reasons. The published contract value is £20,000 excluding VAT (£24,000 including VAT).
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
DOYLE CLAYTON SOLICITORS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared contract value: £20,000 excluding VAT; £24,000 including VAT GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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Award 1 names the supplier. Supplier verification matched Companies House number 06963121 and legal name DOYLE CLAYTON SOLICITORS LIMITED. The value is recorded at contract level, not as an individual supplier allocation.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice_type and contract document description both state “Contract details notice on Find a Tender”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 has status “active”.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned 12 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-12.
Contract period
99% confidence14 October 2026 to 13 October 2027
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-14 and endDate is 2027-10-13.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£20,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 20000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£24,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 24000 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceContract-level value; no separate lot value published
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The contract contains one value, while award and lot value fields are not supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence12 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-12.
Contract start
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-14.
Contract end
99% confidence13 October 2027
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2027-10-13.
Notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The notice and contract document datePublished are 2026-10-16.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
95% confidenceLegal advice on UKRI activities and individual cases connected to CGTRI-related national-security and compliance concerns
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The notice description says legal advice is required at higher project level, potentially involving complex casework, and at individual case level.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is “services”.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 79100000 — Legal services
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Award item 1 additional classification is CPV 79100000, described as Legal services.
Delivery location
98% confidenceUnited Kingdom
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Award item delivery address is region UK, country GB.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1; no lot title or detailed lot description published
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Award 1 and contract 1 relate to lot 1; the supplied lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement route
99% confidenceBelow-threshold award under framework
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tender.procurementMethodDetails states “Below threshold - award under framework”.
Stated competition rationale
97% confidenceThe notice says the procurement was concluded without competition because only a particular supplier could supply the requirement for technical reasons
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The notice description explicitly provides this rationale.
Competition data
98% confidenceNo bidder count, evaluation scores or award rationale beyond the stated technical-reasons explanation published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidenceApproximately 12 months
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Published period runs from 14 October 2026 to 13 October 2027.
VAT treatment
99% confidence£20,000 excluding VAT and £24,000 including VAT
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Contract value records amount 20000 and amountGross 24000 GBP.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceA single supplier is named for the single published lot and contract
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1; contract 1 is linked to award 1.
Route observation
97% confidenceThe award was made under a framework and the notice states no competition was used for technical reasons
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Published procurement-method detail and notice description.
Commercial comparability
98% confidenceLimited: no tender prices, bid count, scoring, pricing breakdown or individual lot value is published
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Record completeness
98% confidenceThe published record supports a signed, active contract, supplier identity, value and term
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Contract status, dateSigned, period, value and supplier data are present.
Competition-field inconsistency
99% confidenceThe notice description says the procurement was concluded without competition, while tender.competitive is recorded as true
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Both fields appear in the supplied tender data. This analysis reports both rather than resolving the inconsistency.
Lot detail limitation
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value
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The supplied lot record contains no title, description or value.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains an unresolved inconsistency: its narrative says the procurement was concluded without competition, while the structured tender field records competitive as true.
- No award date is published.
- No bidder count, tender evaluation, scores, unsuccessful suppliers, pricing breakdown or savings information is published.
- Lot 1 has no title, detailed description or standalone value.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are published.
- The £20,000 excluding-VAT and £24,000 including-VAT figures are recorded for the contract; no separate lot-value breakdown is published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
UKRIDoyle Clayton Solicitors Limitedlegal servicesCGTRIFind a Tenderframework awardpublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the UKRI CGTRI legal services contract?
DOYLE CLAYTON SOLICITORS LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 06963121.
What is the contract value?
£20,000 excluding VAT, or £24,000 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
From 14 October 2026 to 13 October 2027. The record states it was signed on 12 October 2026.
Was this a competitive procurement?
The notice says it was concluded without competition for technical reasons, although the supplied tender data also records competitive as true.
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