Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
3 - 8 Whitehall Place
London
SW1A 2EG
Contact
Benjamin O'Brien
Benjamin.OBrien@energysecurity.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-energy-security-and-net-zero
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Legal Services for the Sizewell C Project
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 79111000 - Legal advisory services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.2) Description
two.2.1) Title
Legal Services for the Sizewell C Project
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement at the time of conclusion of the contract:
The scope of this contract pertains to the provision of legal advisory services to the DESNZ Sizewell C (SZC) project team, which is critical due to the complexity of a new nuclear build and the specialist skills required to deliver associated funding mechanisms.
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
1 December 2023
End date
30 September 2024
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
1
Title
Legal Services for the Sizewell C Project
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract/concession award decision:
1 December 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract/concession has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Linklaters LLP
One Silk St
London
EC2Y 8HQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (at the time of conclusion of the contract;excluding VAT)
Total value of the procurement: £15,960,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
N/A
N/A
Country
United Kingdom
Section seven: Modifications to the contract/concession
seven.1) Description of the procurement after the modifications
seven.1.1) Main CPV code
- 79111000 - Legal advisory services
seven.1.3) Place of performance
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
seven.1.4) Description of the procurement:
This is a variation to an existing contract between Linklaters LLP and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ). The scope of this contract pertains to the provision of legal advisory services to the DESNZ Sizewell C (SZC) project team, which is critical due to the complexity of a new nuclear build and the specialist skills required to deliver associated funding mechanisms. Additional work has become necessary due to the timing of the UK General Election and its impact on the wider project timelines.
The current contract value as stated in the contract award notice is £15.96m. This is made up of the initial 10-month contract, valued at £12m, and two optional three-month extensions to increase the value of the contract by £3.96m (£2.34m + £1.62m). A subsequent variation under Regulation 72 (1) (b) of the Public Contracts Regulation 2015 will take into account the combined value and period of the optional extensions and add an increase in the value and period of the contract by up to £7.98m and up to four months to 31/07/2025. Accordingly, the existing options to extend will be replaced and extended by one extension of 10 months and by a total value of £11.94m. As such, the maximum value of the contract, since 1st December 2023, is £23.94m with a maximum period of 20 months.
seven.1.5) Duration of the contract, framework agreement, dynamic purchasing system or concession
Start date
1 December 2023
End date
31 July 2025
seven.1.6) Information on value of the contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession:
£23,940,000
seven.1.7) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Linklaters LLP
One Silk St
London
EC2Y 8HQ
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
seven.2) Information about modifications
seven.2.1) Description of the modifications
Nature and extent of the modifications (with indication of possible earlier changes to the contract):
Existing options to extend (as described in the cover text) will be replaced by one extension of 10 months and a new total extension value of £11.94m
seven.2.2) Reasons for modification
Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire.
Description of the economic or technical reasons and the inconvenience or duplication of cost preventing a change of contractor:
Additional work has become necessary due to the timing of the UK General Election and its impact on the wider project timelines.
seven.2.3) Increase in price
Updated total contract value before the modifications (taking into account possible earlier contract modifications, price adaptions and average inflation)
Value excluding VAT: £15,960,000
Total contract value after the modifications
Value excluding VAT: £23,940,000