Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Devon County Council
County Hall, Topsham Road
Exeter
EX2 4QD
UK
Contact person: Mr Oliver Reed
Telephone: +44 1392383000
E-mail: Oliver.Reed@devon.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK4
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.devon.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.devon.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
CP2857-26 - Contractual, Legal and Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) Advisory Support
Reference number: DN825908
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Devon County Council working alongside Devon’s District Councils and the Unitary Councils of Plymouth and Torbay requires specialist contractual, legal and Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) advisory support to assist in planning and implementing the transition to new authorities through to 31 March 2028.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
1.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79140000
79111000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK4
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The appointed advisor will provide strategic, legal and commercial advice relating primarily to contractual transitions arising from LGR (+Assets and TUPE). The nature of this work may also include some advice relating to property, assets and workforce transitions.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 70
Price
/ Weighting:
30
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
Not applicable - the proposed procurement route is to utilise the Government Commercial
Agency (GCA) Framework and undertake a direct award to an approved supplier under Lot 1a: Full Service Provision for England and Wales.
IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
An electronic auction will be used
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-006101
Section V: Award of contract
Title: CP2857-26 - Contractual, Legal and Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) Advisory Support
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
24/08/2026
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
Bevan Brittan
Bristol
UK
NUTS: UKK4
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/09/2026