01 Procurement
Tender overview
- Buyer
- UK Research and Innovation
- Status
- Complete
- Procurement method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Category
- Not supplied
- CPV classification
- Not supplied
- Tender period
- Not supplied — Not supplied
Description
***** THIS IS A CONTRACT DETAILS NOTICE, NOT A CALL FOR COMPETITION ***** This procurement is being concluded without competition due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required. Brief Description of Requirement Research England seeks legal advice from DAC Beachcroft regarding an ongoing complaint. Research England is specifically seeking advice in the context of GDPR legislation on our standing with regards to the request that "Research England formally exercises my Right to Rectification (Article 16) and Erasure (Article 17) regarding the data it hosts and processes as part of the REF 2021 results". Research England will also seek more general legal advice from DAC Beachcroft regarding this case as required.
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02 Awards and contracts
Published award records
PS26102 - Request for Legal Advice (GDPR Legislation)
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Award value
- Not supplied
- Suppliers
- 1
- Signed contract
- 29 April 2026
03 Organisations
Buyers, suppliers and other parties
UK Research and Innovation
Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, UKK14, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PDQJ-7126-JDHGDAC BEACHCROFT LLP
25 Walbrook, London, UKI31, EC4N 8AF, United Kingdom
Companies House OC317852 →UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, UKK14, SN2 1FF, United Kingdom
GB-PPON PMPN-7535-GNTGCompanies House links appear only for explicit GB-COH identifiers. BritDB does not create company links from a similar name or address.
04 Provenance
Source for this process
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