# Core Infrastructure - BAU Legal Support

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs](/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: DLA Piper UK LLP
- Award value: £350,000
- Tender value: £350,000
- Award date: 5 October 2026
- Published: 6 October 2026
- Contract start: 5 October 2026
- Contract end: 30 September 2028
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: ea666420-f0eb-42f6-b182-a3e2451cbdb6-916824
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dca0e224-98f8-4387-9ff5-a289c19d8db9

## Description

Contract for Ad Hoc legal support for a group of strategic IT contracts, including advice on: Contract Management and Interpretation Supplier Relationship and Dispute Resolution Governance and Collaboration Transition and Exit Procurement and Modification Advice Employment, TUPE and Pensions Commercial and Financial Matters Security, Data, and Regulatory Issues Technology and AI

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ea666420-f0eb-42f6-b182-a3e2451cbdb6-916824)