# Legal services for the DESNZ GBN Sponsorship and Policy team

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DESNZ](/buyers/desnz/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [DLA Piper UK LLP](/contract-winners/dla-piper-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £15,000,000
- Tender value: £15,000,000
- Award date: 17 January 2025
- Published: 14 February 2025
- Contract start: 20 January 2025
- Contract end: 19 January 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 3d14c546-58bf-4773-b267-19bbb4eefcc3-826660
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4140f0ed-a204-4550-a0b0-6c78b8df7669

## Description

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has issued this Contract for the supply of Legal Services for the Great British Nuclear \(GBN\) Sponsorship and Policy team to facilitate effective delivery of HMG's ambitions for GBN\. This involves providing legal advice and support in relation to the ongoing Small Modular Reactor technology selection process\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3d14c546-58bf-4773-b267-19bbb4eefcc3-826660)
