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Provision of Legal Advice

Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

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07 Sep 2026 at 18:22

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Summary of the contracting process

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust procured ad hoc legal advice and support services for complex areas of law. The requirement is for professional legal services supporting the Trust’s work, delivered in England, with the buyer based in Maidstone, Kent. This is a services contract rather than a goods or construction opportunity, and is classified under CPV 79100000, legal services. The scope is described as flexible legal advice and support across a number of complex legal areas, so relevant providers are likely to be firms able to respond to varied instructions rather than a single narrowly defined legal task. The procurement was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The selected supplier is DAC Beachcroft LLP, a large legal practice.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 26 August 2026 at 12:00. The contract was awarded to DAC Beachcroft LLP on 2 September 2026 for £403,000. The contract period runs from 27 August 2026 to 26 August 2030. The award is active. The arrangement therefore covers four years of legal advice and support for complex areas of law, with the value stated for the awarded contract. The outcome provides a clear example of the Trust’s route to market for specialist legal services: a framework-based call-off rather than an open standalone tender.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the opportunity demonstrates sustained demand from an NHS mental health trust for flexible, specialist legal support across complex areas of law. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need the breadth to handle varied ad hoc instructions, sufficient senior legal expertise for complex matters, and the capacity to support a public healthcare organisation over a substantial service period. Experience advising NHS bodies, mental health providers or other regulated public-sector organisations would help demonstrate understanding of healthcare governance, confidentiality, risk and public accountability. Providers should also be able to compete through the relevant framework route, operate responsively across England, and show that their delivery model is suitable for the Trust’s ongoing and changing legal needs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Legal Advice

Notice Description

The provision of ad hoc legal advice and support services to assist with a number of complex areas of law

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-73e88a16-5595-49ce-bbeb-c524883ecd2a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b476b59a-a30d-4def-b181-e55430b430fb
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
£403,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£403,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
27 Aug 2026 - 26 Aug 2030 4-5 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
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME16 9PH
Postcode Area
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ45 Mid Kent
Delivery Location
TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Barming Heath & Teston
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DAC Beachcroft LLP

Further Information

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