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ClosedStage · contract

DEFRA

Legal Tasking Canal & River Trust Grants

Business ServicesCPV 79100000
Value£41k
Deadline31 Mar 2026
Published9 Jul 2026
RegionLondon
Contract value in context
£41ktotal contract value
median £66k
this tender£0£1.6m

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The brief

Commercial Legal Support on the Canal and River Trust grant agreement including: - Weekly meeting attendance with Policy Colleagues (usually on Tuesdays at 3pm). - Support on drafting the New Grant Agreement including the "Red" Clause and "Amber" Clauses. - Attendance at negotiation meetings with CRT (listed currently on: 13 February 10am, 18 Feb 11am and 26 Feb 10am and to include any other dates that may go in the diary). - Advice on negotiation strategy for termination for convenience clause aligned with Ministerial steer received. - Advice on consequential drafting for termination for convenience provisions in the new Grant Agreement. - Any other commercial legal advice as required to finalise the Canal and River Trust grant agreement.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Commercial Legal Support on the Canal

Commercial Legal Support on the Canal and River Trust grant agreement including:.

02

Support on drafting the New Grant Agreement

Support on drafting the New Grant Agreement including the "Red" Clause and "Amber" Clauses.

03

Any other commercial legal advice as required

Any other commercial legal advice as required to finalise the Canal and River Trust grant agreement.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

Source & provenance
OCID
720ec5a8-4d1b-4b4e-9927-03e8b936b54b
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
Contracts Finder
Buyer ref
CF-0653600D8d000003VQwdEAG
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