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Legal Services for South Norfolk Council

East Suffolk Council

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30 Jul 2026 at 00:13

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

This procurement covers legal services for South Norfolk Council, described as a direct-award call-off from the Procurement Services Framework Y21012 for Legal Services. The recorded buying organisations are Suffolk Coastal District Council and Waveney District Council, while the opportunity title and description identify South Norfolk Council as the council receiving the service. The work falls within the legal services category, including the broad CPV classification 79100000. Delivery is in the East of England, United Kingdom. It is a services requirement rather than a goods supply or construction project, and concerns the provision of legal advice and related professional legal support to a local authority.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement, using a direct award route. Birketts LLP was selected on 30 July 2026. The awarded value is £200,000. The contract period runs from 1 August 2026 to 30 September 2026. The tender record gives a submission deadline of 28 July 2026 at 5pm. The opportunity was not identified as suitable for small or medium-sized enterprises or voluntary, community and social enterprises. The award is active, and the award relates to the full legal services requirement rather than separately identified lots.

This award demonstrates demand for local-authority legal services in the East of England, with work sourced through a public-sector legal services framework and awarded directly to an established large law firm. Competitors seeking similar work from this buyer would need to provide a broad legal-services capability appropriate to council requirements, operate effectively within framework call-off arrangements and demonstrate the governance, responsiveness and professional capacity expected by a public authority. A credible supplier would also need sufficient resources to deliver concentrated legal support over a short engagement, with suitably qualified legal professionals and experience of advising councils or comparable public-sector bodies. The requirement may therefore be most relevant to larger firms or framework-listed legal practices.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Legal Services for South Norfolk Council

Notice Description

This is a Contract Award Notice for South Norfolk Council of a Direct Award Call Off from Procurement Services Framework Y21012 - Legal Services Additional information: This is a Contract Award Notice for South Norfolk Council of a Direct Award Call Off from Procurement Services Framework Y21012 - Legal Services

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-02d1b5ab-63d4-436c-8ee3-674381bf98f6
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/962d4323-6091-4a3c-a844-4fa8e9fdcafe
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79100000 - Legal services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£200,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 30 Sep 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
East Suffolk Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WOODBRIDGE
Postcode
IP12 4AU
Postcode Area
Ipswich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH6 Suffolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH63 East Suffolk
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
East Suffolk
Electoral Ward
Woodbridge
Westminster Constituency
Suffolk Coastal

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Birketts LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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