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Legal Services Panel - NHB Guarantees - Lot 4

Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)

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05 Oct 2026 at 17:38

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Summary of the contracting process

Homes England procured legal services to support its NHB Guarantee Programme through a legal secondee. The requirement is for legal expertise embedded in support of the programme, rather than a general legal advisory service. The buying organisation is Homes England, the public body responsible for the procurement. The stated delivery location is England. This is a professional legal-services requirement, relevant to law firms and legal service providers able to supply secondee support for public-sector guarantee programmes. The procurement is identified as Lot 4 of Homes England’s Legal Services Panel, but the described work is specifically the provision of a legal secondee for its NHB Guarantee Programme(s).

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Trowers & Hamlins LLP by direct award. The award date was 25 February 2026. The awarded value is £50,000. The contract period runs from 26 February to 31 December 2026. The procurement had a submission deadline of 20 February 2026. The stated estimated procurement value was also £50,000. No detailed evaluation criteria are recorded; the selection was made through a direct award rather than a competitive procedure. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. It was a single requirement for legal secondee support for NHB Guarantee Programme(s), with no separate awarded suppliers or lot-level outcomes stated.

This award shows that Homes England has a defined need for legal secondee capacity to support its NHB Guarantee Programme(s), rather than only discrete external legal advice. A credible competitor would need to provide a suitably experienced lawyer who can work closely with the programme and deliver practical legal support within a public-sector environment. Law firms with relevant guarantee-programme or comparable transaction experience would be well placed to demonstrate fit, alongside the capacity to second an appropriate legal professional for the required period. The award was made by direct award, so a future competitor should also understand how to position relevant expertise for Homes England’s legal panel arrangements. The requirement was considered suitable for smaller and medium-sized businesses, indicating that scale alone need not be a barrier where the right secondee capability is available.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Legal Services Panel - NHB Guarantees - Lot 4

Notice Description

NHB seeking the support of a legal secondee for NHB Guarantee Programme(s).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-aa1ee419-95a9-48a5-ac7d-51b80990cb2d
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a3d947b4-9c2b-4358-b66f-c9b675d3f22c
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

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
5 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
25 Feb 20267 months ago
Contract Period
26 Feb 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 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
Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Postcode
NE4 5BZ
Postcode Area
Newcastle upon Tyne
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC43 Tyneside
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
Newcastle upon Tyne
Electoral Ward
Arthur's Hill
Westminster Constituency
Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Trowers & Hamlins LLP

Further Information

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