Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting 
        entity
      
I.1) Name and addresses
  UK Research & Innovation
  PDQJ-7126-JDHG
  Polaris House, North Star Avenue
  Swindon
  SN2 1FL
  UK
  
            Contact person: Corporate Procurement
  
            Telephone: +44 1793442000
  
            E-mail: corporateprocurement@ukri.org
  
            NUTS: UKK14
  Internet address(es)
  
              Main address: https://www.ukri.org/
 
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
            Other: RESEARCH
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
  II.1.1) Title
UKRI-4969 - LEGAL ADVICE
            Reference number: UKRI-4969
  II.1.2) Main CPV code
  79100000
 
  II.1.3) Type of contract
  Services
  II.1.4) Short description
  Legal services relating to mobility
  II.1.6) Information about lots
  
            This contract is divided into lots:
            
        No
      
  II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
  Value excluding VAT: 
				20 000.00 
				  GBP
 
II.2) Description
  
    II.2.3) Place of performance
    NUTS code:
    UKI
Main site or place of performance:
    LONDON
    II.2.4) Description of the procurement
    Legal services for mobility
    II.2.5) Award criteria
    
                    Quality criterion: Criterion 1
                    / Weighting: 100
    
                    Price
                    
                      / Weighting: 
                      0
    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
            
    II.2.14) Additional information
    Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made
    available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: Procurement contract (transparency) data – UKRI
   
 
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 works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
  Explanation
  Use of supplier was justified under regulation 32 due to technical reasons
  IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
  
                The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
                
        Yes
      
 
Section V: Award of contract
          Contract No: UKRI-4969
          Title: UKRI-4969 - LEGAL ADVICE
        A contract/lot is awarded:
        
        Yes
      
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
07/05/2025
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
  DLA Piper
  05048236
  160 Aldersgate Street
  London
  EC1A 4HT
  UK
  
            NUTS: UKI
  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: 
					: 20 000.00 
					  GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
To view this notice, please click here: 
https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=956634549 GO Reference: GO-202566-PRO-30906597
VI.4) Procedures for review
  VI.4.1) Review body
  
    UK Research & Innovation
    Polaris House, North Star Avenue
    Swindon
    SN2 1FL
    UK
    
            Telephone: +44 1793442000
   
  VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
  
    UK Research & Innovation
    Science & Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell
    Oxford
    OX11 0QX
    UK
    
            Telephone: +44 1235446553
   
  VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
  
    UK Research & Innovation
    Science & Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell
    Oxford
    OX11 0QX
    UK
    
            Telephone: +44 123544653
   
 
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
06/06/2025