Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
E-mail: jack.howarth117@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK11
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/submarine-delivery-agency
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Defence
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
SAC Legal Support
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79111000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Legal support for the SAC Commercial team.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 187 500.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK11
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Legal support for the SAC commercial team, for a total period of 19 months.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to extend until 31st March 2027 following the initial period.
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 works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
Additional or repeat goods, services or works, to change supplier at this stage would cause significant disruption to a major defence contract as the incumbent supplier has worked on this drafting/contract for three years and as a result has unique intellectual capabilities. The supplier has specific expertise and knowledge of interrelated programmes that are vital for successful performance of this contract.
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: 31047187
Title: 31047187-CCSRM6179 SAC Legal Support
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/10/2025
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
Burges Salmon
One Glass Wharf
Bristol
BS2 0ZX
UK
NUTS: UKK11
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 187 500.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Submarine Delivery Agency
Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
03/11/2025