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Legal Services Contract

Forestry England for and on behalf of the Forestry Commission

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Forestry England for and on behalf of the Forestry Commission

Buyer Address: 620 Bristol Business Park, Bristol, BS16 1EJ, UK

Contact Email: emily.coffin@forestryengland.uk

Contact Telephone: +443000674000

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
5000000.0 GBP
Published
31 Jul 2025, 13:40
Deadline
10 Feb 2025, 00:00
Contract Start
01 Mar 2025, 00:00
Contract End
28 Feb 2029, 23:59
Category
services
CPV
79100000 - Legal services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
Mills & Reeve LLP, Weightmans LLP
Official Source
Open Contracts Finder

Description

We will be awarding a contract for the provision of Legal Services to the Forestry Commission. All arms of the Forestry Commission (Forestry England, Forest Services, Forest Research) will have access to utilise the services under the contract. As the most regular and largest user of Legal Services, Forestry England are managing the procurement of this contract. Our intention is to award this contract for a period of 5 years.

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