Notice Information
Notice Title
CA16636 - Legal Services
Notice Description
For the past few years, CPC has outsourced the contract management of its Legal Services framework agreement for various reasons, one of which being capacity internally. We are now looking to bring this framework back in-house and this tender exercise will form the new iteration of the framework. Suppliers must be capable of delivering high-quality, cost-effective legal advice and representation to institutions such as schools, academies, colleges, universities, and educational trusts, as well as local authorities and the wider public sector. CPC will be using the MultiQuote e-Tendering platform to carry out this tender. In order to express your interest in this tender and obtain the tender documents, please register or log in at: https://suppliers.multiquote.com/Page/Login.aspx If you have any issues when using MultiQuote, please contact Elcom Ltd on 020 3920 8054 or email support@elcom.com To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA16636. Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA16636 as the reason for registration. Any queries please contact MultiQuote on 0151 482 9230.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-54be4943-bab5-4a09-aae5-6a48fff96941
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/636bf5cd-af37-40e4-bf44-2aa5dfdc9b08
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79100000 - Legal services
79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services
79111000 - Legal advisory services
79112000 - Legal representation services
79140000 - Legal advisory and information services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £714,285 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Apr 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 29 Mar 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 22 Oct 20256 months ago
- Contract Period
- 29 Mar 2026 - 29 Mar 2029 3-4 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
- CRESCENT PURCHASING CONSORTIUM LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SALFORD
- Postcode
- M6 6AJ
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Salford
- Electoral Ward
- Pendleton & Charlestown
- Westminster Constituency
- Salford
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/636bf5cd-af37-40e4-bf44-2aa5dfdc9b08
22nd October 2025 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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