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PL0371 Legal Advice and Support for the Integrated Waste Management Services contract

Worcestershire County Council

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18 Aug 2026 at 11:30

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Summary of the contracting process

Worcestershire County Council procured legal advisory services to support a proposed extension to an Integrated Waste Management Services contract. The advice covers public procurement, subsidy control and wider commercial matters relating to the existing contract between Worcestershire County Council, Herefordshire County Council and West Mercia Waste Management Limited. The requirement was managed by Worcestershire County Council and delivered in the West Midlands. It was a services contract for legal advice and support, classified under CPV 79111000. The work concerns a substantial, operational waste-management arrangement involving local authorities and their waste-management company, rather than the provision of waste collection, treatment or disposal services themselves.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 26 September 2025 to Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP. The award value is £100,000 including the stated currency of GBP. The contract runs from 1 October 2025 to 30 November 2027. The requirement was awarded through a selective call-off from the CCS RM6179 framework, rather than through an open standalone competition. The tender submission deadline was 26 September 2025 at 5pm. The selected supplier is recorded as an active award recipient. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, and the contract period reflects the planned provision of legal advice and support for the proposed extension.

This award demonstrates demand from Worcestershire County Council for specialist legal support at the intersection of public procurement, subsidy control and commercial contracting in the waste-management sector. A credible future competitor would need lawyers able to advise public bodies on extending complex existing service arrangements, assess procurement-law implications and address subsidy-control issues alongside practical commercial advice. Relevant experience with local-authority contracts, integrated waste-management services and multi-party public-sector arrangements would strengthen a future proposition. Suppliers should also be able to operate through the relevant CCS framework route, or understand how framework call-offs are structured, and provide a small, focused team capable of combining public-sector legal expertise with commercial judgement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PL0371 Legal Advice and Support for the Integrated Waste Management Services contract

Notice Description

Legal advice and support in connection with a proposed extension to an Integrated Waste Management Services Contract in place between Worcestershire County Council, Herefordshire County Council and West Mercia Waste Management Limited, including advice on public procurement, subsidy control and commercial advice. Awarded via the CCS RM6179 framework

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-7a386b7b-4b08-452d-b865-16985c2d2d38
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9f872d22-bfab-4803-83b9-18fea91a8fbb
Current Stage
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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
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79111000 - Legal advisory services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
26 Sep 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Sep 202511 months ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2025 - 30 Nov 2027 2-3 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
Worcestershire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
WORCESTER
Postcode
WR5 2NP
Postcode Area
Worcester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG12 Worcestershire CC
Delivery Location
TLG West Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Worcester
Electoral Ward
Nunnery
Westminster Constituency
Worcester

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP

Further Information

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