Notice Information
Notice Title
Growth Fund Legal Advice
Notice Description
Northumberland County Council requires specialist legal advice and financial services regulatory advice for the Business Northumberland Investment Fund - Stage 2 appointment
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-24612fd3-90d7-4889-bdba-f8ac3abc1c7b
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ffc574d2-421a-4d22-89c7-7b6ed6d926c6
- 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
- SME
- 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
- £140,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £140,000 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Jun 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Jun 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 7 Jun 20262 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 7 Jun 2026 - 7 Jun 2027 6-12 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
- NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MORPETH
- Postcode
- NE61 2EF
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC42 Northumberland
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England)
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- Local Authority
- Northumberland
- Electoral Ward
- Morpeth Kirkhill
- Westminster Constituency
- North Northumberland
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ffc574d2-421a-4d22-89c7-7b6ed6d926c6
18th June 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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