# Project SKYLARK Legal Advice

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DSIT](/buyers/dsit/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: HOGAN LOVELLS CADWALADER INTERNATIONAL LLP
- Award value: £15,000
- Award date: 29 October 2026
- Published: 29 October 2026
- Contract start: 2 November 2026
- Contract end: 31 December 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: f903edf3-44de-4dc4-94da-e47124376208-919607
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6b664988-95aa-464e-8499-e3adf899c7e1

## Description

\*\*\*\*\* 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\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f903edf3-44de-4dc4-94da-e47124376208-919607)