Published date: 12 August 2022

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 10 November 2017, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Legal services - 79100000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£10,000,000 to £15,000,000

Procurement reference

TRN1346/08/2017

Published date

12 August 2022

Closing date

10 November 2017

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

13 November 2017

Contract end date

20 December 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Linklaters provide all commercial legal advice to the New Nuclear a critical enabler to the financing / technical / policy and investment workstreams of this complex and fast paced project.
Linklaters have supported the project since its inception and their experience on similar projects (including the Thames Tideway Tunnel which was funded through a regulated asset base (RAB), which is the approach for the SZC project), expertise in the nuclear sector and corporate knowledge/experience of the project and its multiple workstreams / stakeholders makes them a critical enabler for project success.
Linklaters are intrinsically involved in multiple concurrent and planned negotiations and workstreams, and it is not feasible or desirable to extricate them at this critical juncture. The introduction of a new supplier would disrupt sensitive negotiations, and the read-in time and background would be significant.

Under PCR 2015 Regulation 72(1b) (ii) which permits 50% of the original contract value to be varied (£5,000,000 ex- VAT). This will ensure consistent support to the project through the capital raise process and provide enough time to consider longer term procurement / commercial positions in more detail.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Legal services for New Nuclear

  • Awarded contract
  • Published 16 July 2018, last edited 16 July 2018

Award information

Awarded date

4 December 2017

Contract start date

13 November 2017

Contract end date

20 December 2023

Total value of contract

£15,000,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Linklaters LLP

Address

1 Silk Street London
EC2Y 8HQ

Reference

Companies House number: OC326345

Value of contract

£15,000,000

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Moray Watson

Address

1 Victoria Street
London
SW1H0ET
England

Email

moray.watson2@beis.gov.uk