Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency Notice for Provision of Solicitors for UK Covid-19 Inquiry Contract Extension
Buyer: Cabinet Office
- Published
- 14 May 2026
- Estimated value
- £1
- Place of performance
- UK
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 044476-2026
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-069901
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 79100000Legal services
Description
This VEAT sets out the Cabinet Office's (in sponsorship capacity to the UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry) intention to extend the CCLL23A10 contract for the provision of a Solicitor and supporting legal team to provide continuous legal advice to the Inquiry Chair on the operation of the Inquiry. The proposed extension is a time-only extension and will be delivered within the existing total contract value. At section II.1.7. of this notice the Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT) is stated at £1 as a £0 value is not a permitted input to the notice. The total contract value will not be amended and remains £37,635,940 At V.2) Award of contract/concession > V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract we included the date of 14 May 2026, based on the system only permitting dates that are today or in the past. The existing contract will actually conclude on 16 December 2026, with the extension referenced in this notice taking the contract expiry to 30 September 2027. The Cabinet Office intends to observe a standstill period of 10 days and will not conclude this contract amendment before 29 May 2026. No other changes will be made to the contract. Firms who have acted in connection wi…
Awards
| Awarded to | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| BURGES SALMON LLP | £1 | — |
Official publications
- FTS · 044476-2026 · 14 May 2026
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