SAC Legal Support

Ministry of Defence
South West

Provision of legal support services specifically for the Submarine Delivery Agency commercial team. The work involves ongoing drafting and advisory support for interrelated defence programmes, requiring deep institutional knowledge of existing contract structures and specific intellectual capabilities developed over a three-year period.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £1.2m; As published
Published: 3 November 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 24 October 2025; Burges Salmon
Contract length: Not stated

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of specialist legal advisory and commercial support services for complex defence sector contracts and large-scale procurement programmes.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
3 November 2025
Contract awardedto Burges Salmon
24 October 2025
Contract starts
Contract endsEnd date not published

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How it compares

13.2× the typical commercial law contract (£90k).

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/2828176/sac-legal-support
Buyer reference: ocds-h6vhtk-05d888
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Ministry of Defence. SAC Legal Support. Contract award, 3 November 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/2828176/sac-legal-support (accessed 12 October 2026).