Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Mining Remediation Authority
200 Lichfield Lane Mansfield
Nottinghamshire
NG18 4RG
UK
E-mail: corporateprocurement@coal.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF15
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/mining-remediation-authority
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Legal Services
Reference number: CA18/05778
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of General Legal Services
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC
UKD
UKE
UKF
UKG
UKH
UKI
UKJ
UKK
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Provision of legal services to cover including Commercial matters: procurement advice, advice in relation to conditions of contract,
disputes arising out of contracts, contract management questions.
Litigation: subsidence claims, lands tribunal cases, common law litigation, personal
injury, judicial review challenges
Property matters: sales of surplus property, acquisitions for mine water treatment
schemes, leases for boreholes, release of restrictive covenants, clawback
Advice in relation to Freedom of Information requests, Environmental Information
Regulations
External enquiries received from members of the public on title/property
matters Advice on property matters/commercial
Data Licensing
HR advice and Other legal matters as required
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This contract is a call‑off awarded under the KCS Legal Services Framework (Y21012). The framework permits the award of call‑off contracts by direct award without reopening competition, in accordance with its terms and Regulation 33 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: CA18/05778
Title: General Legal Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
22/03/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BROWNE JACOBSON LLP
OC306448
Mowbray House, Castle Meadow Road,
Nottingham
NG2 1BJ
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Mining Remediation Authority
Mansfield
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/04/2026