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EHRC 2526-05 Legal Services

EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

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22 Sep 2026 at 17:22

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08 May 2026 at 08:45

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12 Jun 2025 at 08:53

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Summary of the contracting process

The Equality and Human Rights Commission procured external legal services for its organisational and operational requirements. The work falls within legal services (CPV 79100000) and is delivered across the United Kingdom. The requirement is a service contract rather than goods or construction work, and was bought by the Commission as the contracting authority. The procurement concerns access to external legal expertise through an established public-sector legal services arrangement, allowing the Commission to obtain advice and related legal support as required. Businesses specialising in providing legal services to public bodies, particularly those able to support a UK-wide client and work within public-sector contracting arrangements, are the relevant market.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a selective call-off from the Crown Commercial Service Legal Services Panel RM6179, rather than an open standalone competition. Bids were due by 19 May 2025 at 13:00. The contract was awarded on 20 May 2025 to Burges Salmon Solicitors for £750,000 including the stated GBP currency. The contract period runs from 21 May 2025 to 31 March 2027. The award is active and covers the same external legal services requirement. The published outcome identifies one supplier and one award; the available procurement information does not set out a separate scoring breakdown or additional award criteria.

This award demonstrates established demand from the Equality and Human Rights Commission for externally provided legal services at substantial public-sector scale. A future competitor would need a strong legal-services practice capable of supporting a UK-wide public body, managing varied instructions and delivering consistently over a multi-year relationship. Credibility would also depend on eligibility for, and effective use of, the Crown Commercial Service Legal Services Panel RM6179, because this requirement was bought through a framework call-off rather than a standalone open tender. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, so a specialist or mid-sized firm with the required public-sector systems, capacity and service resilience could be relevant, alongside larger practices.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

EHRC 2526-05 Legal Services

Notice Description

The provision of external legal services. Call-off from CCS Legal Services Panel RM6179

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-4bbe7a93-2ddc-4b58-adb3-d740c74bf6cb
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/624ae9b2-db1c-4360-8c6e-1749761fe2cb
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
£750,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£750,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Sep 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 May 20251 years ago
Contract Period
21 May 2025 - 31 Mar 2027 1-2 years
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
EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M4 3AQ
Postcode Area
Manchester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Piccadilly
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Burges Salmon Solicitors

Further Information

Notice Documents

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