# Independent legal advisory services for Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage \(CCUS\) Programme and Greenhouse Gas Removals \(GGR\) related matters\.

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DESNZ](/buyers/desnz/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Ashurst Perkins Coie UK LLP
- Award value: £18,000,000
- Tender value: £18,000,000
- Award date: 7 October 2026
- Published: 4 November 2026
- Contract start: 18 October 2026
- Contract end: 17 October 2028
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 98cdd649-a072-4e2f-9886-78ad21503139-920554
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-47b0c4be-bc26-4d9a-9aca-e3c6471a33ee

## Description

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero \(DESNZ\) requires independent legal advisory services to support the delivery of its Carbon Capture, Usage and Storage \(CCUS\) and Greenhouse Gas Removals \(GGR\) programmes\. The services include legal and commercial advice supporting the development, negotiation and implementation of CCUS and GGR business models and contractual arrangements; regulatory and licensing matters; network and infrastructure arrangements; programme assurance; and wider legal advice associated with the development and delivery of CCUS and GGR projects\. Services will be commissioned through individual work packages during the contract period according to departmental requirements\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/98cdd649-a072-4e2f-9886-78ad21503139-920554)