COVID Inquiry Support

Foreign Commonwealth and Development OfficecontractContracts FinderRef tender_315936/1116130SME suitablecomplete
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Estimated value

£7.6m

Awarded value

£3.8m

Awarded 04 Sept 2022

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

20 Oct 2022

Deadline 31 Aug 2022

Description

In order to manage the FCDO's response to the Covid 19 Inquiry, external legal support is required, in particular to conduct large scale document review for disclsoures to the Inquiry. As the Covid-19 inquiry has been established as a statutory Inquiry, it has the power to request evidence from FCDO, and the FCDO is legal obliged to respond by the given deadline. This contract is a direct award using the RM6179 legal services panel, and panel pricing is at a significant discount compared to the general market.

Scope

Reference
tender_315936/1116130
Total value
£7,564,800 excluding VAT
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
05 Sept 2022 to 04 Sept 2024
CPV classifications
79100000 79111000
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Submission & procedure

Submission deadline
31 Aug 2022, 11:00 am

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£3.8m

Award date

04 Sept 2022

Contract start

05 Sept 2022

Contract end

04 Sept 2024

Awarded to