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C465037 - Legal Services for a Employee Tribunal (24)

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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01 Sep 2026 at 14:08

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Summary of the contracting process

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust procured specialist employment legal services for support and representation in an employee tribunal claim. The work falls within legal services and is delivered for the Trust in Bradford, at its Duckworth Lane site. The requirement concerns employment law advice and advocacy connected with an individual employee tribunal matter, rather than general legal services or a broad portfolio of disputes. This opportunity is therefore relevant to solicitors’ firms and legal practices with an employment law specialism, particularly those able to advise an NHS employer and represent it in tribunal proceedings. The buying organisation is Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Capsticks Solicitors LLP on 14 August 2026. The awarded value is £50,000, with a contract period from 17 August 2026 to 16 August 2027. It was a selective procurement using a call-off from a framework agreement, with the submission deadline on 16 August 2026 at 12:00. The Trust identified the requirement as specialist employment law support and representation for an employee tribunal claim. The award was active, and the procurement was classified as a services contract for legal services. The opportunity was not identified as suitable for small or medium-sized enterprises or voluntary, community or social enterprises.

This award indicates demand from Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for specialist employment law support in an NHS employment tribunal context. A credible future competitor would need demonstrable expertise in employment law, experience advising employers through tribunal claims, and the ability to provide effective legal representation as well as strategic advice. Familiarity with the requirements and operating environment of NHS organisations would be commercially relevant. Suppliers should also be able to access and operate through the relevant framework route, since this requirement was awarded as a framework call-off rather than through an open standalone competition. The selected supplier was a large solicitors’ practice, indicating that the buyer valued established capacity alongside specialist legal capability.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

C465037 - Legal Services for a Employee Tribunal (24)

Notice Description

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT) has identified a requirement for specialist employment law support and representation in relation to an employee tribunal claim.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-500fa267-a642-4e9c-adac-a76ab1b277a7
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1cc340a7-374c-4320-a4c1-214aa6e1b4ac
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
£50,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£50,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Aug 20261 months ago
Contract Period
17 Aug 2026 - 16 Aug 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
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRADFORD
Postcode
BD9 6RJ
Postcode Area
Bradford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE41 Bradford
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bradford
Electoral Ward
Toller
Westminster Constituency
Bradford West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Capsticks Solicitors LLP

Further Information

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