AwardedAwarded 29 October 2026

Project SKYLARK Legal Advice

DSIT · Public body

In brief

DSIT awarded legal work to Hogan Lovells Cadwalader International LLP on 29 October 2026.

The contract runs for 2 months, starting 2 November 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

What the notice says

***** THIS IS AN AWARD NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement has been concluded as a direct award under Lot 3 of the Government Commercial Agency RM6360 Legal Panel for Government framework. Brief Description of Requirement The requirement is for the provision of specialist external legal advice in support of Project SKYLARK. The framework route was used to access specialist legal expertise not available internally. Suppliers were shortlisted in accordance with the framework process based on the required expertise and checked for conflicts of interest, resulting in one suitable supplier being available for award. This contract includes an optional extension of £200,000 for activity in 2027, which can be activated at the Contracting Authority's discretion.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Hogan Lovells Cadwalader International LLP£15,000
Awarded 29 October 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · notice f903edf3-44de-4dc4-94da-e47124376208-919607

Last time this was bought

UKSAC26_0053 Eutelsat-OneWeb Legal Advice

Awarded
6 October 2026
Value
£250,000

Matched on DSIT, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

DSITLast 12 months

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Awards

25

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From notice f903edf3-44de-4dc4-94da-e47124376208-919607 on Contracts Finder, first published 29 October 2026. We last checked for changes on 29 October 2026.