General Legal Advice- External Panel- Call Off RM6179

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Buyer: Department for Education
Published status: complete
Latest release reference: d85765af-d557-496b-8017-0612aa5e5537-707780
CPV codes: Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 79100000
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Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source: 27 Aug 2026

The Department currently has access to commercial legal advice from the Government's Commercial Law Group ("CLG") To supplement the service provided by CLG the Department wishes to seek additional external legal support. The Department is looking to appoint 4 firms for up to 4 years to provide legal support as and when required. The legal support required covers a range of procurement and commercial law advice and can include topics such as contract law, IP, GDPR, and Public Sector Procurement across the DfE Commercial Directorate.

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18 Dec 2023
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Awards and suppliers

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General Legal Advice- External Panel- Call Off RM6179
Buyer: Department for EducationSupplier: DAC Beachcroft LLP
End date in notice
20 Jul 2025
Value shown in notice
£16,000,000Whole award value; not assigned to one supplier
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General Legal Advice- External Panel- Call Off RM6179
Buyer: Department for EducationSupplier: Dentons UK & Middles East LLP

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18 Dec 2023

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