Notice Information
Notice Title
Legal Services contract award
Notice Description
Contract for the provision of legal services, under which MaPS will receive legal support and advice for its core functions, with oversight of key policies and processes
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-4dc920d5-e2f8-48e9-aa0e-a03c9d516a36
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4bb8ff37-0798-46d7-ad17-ef79a114ab2a
- 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
- £1,380,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £1,380,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Nov 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 11 Sep 20255 months ago
- Contract Period
- 28 Sep 2025 - 28 Sep 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
- MONEY AND PENSIONS SERVICE
- Contact Name
- Commercial Team
- Contact Email
- commercial@maps.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 2081325284
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BEDFORD
- Postcode
- MK42 9AB
- Post Town
- Milton Keynes
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH24 Bedford
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Bedford
- Electoral Ward
- Cauldwell
- Westminster Constituency
- Bedford
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4bb8ff37-0798-46d7-ad17-ef79a114ab2a
5th November 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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