Notice Information
Notice Title
General Legal Advice- External Panel- Call Off RM6179
Notice Description
The Department currently has access to commercial legal advice from the Government's Commercial Law Group ("CLG") To supplement the service provided by CLG the Department wishes to seek additional external legal support. The Department is looking to appoint 4 firms for up to 4 years to provide legal support as and when required. The legal support required covers a range of procurement and commercial law advice and can include topics such as contract law, IP, GDPR, and Public Sector Procurement across the DfE Commercial Directorate.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-fcdacb02-83bb-4148-babb-907aa8877912
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d85765af-d557-496b-8017-0612aa5e5537
- 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
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
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
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £16,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Dec 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 3 May 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 Jul 20223 years ago
- Contract Period
- 20 Jul 2022 - 20 Jul 2025 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
- DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1P 3BT
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d85765af-d557-496b-8017-0612aa5e5537
18th December 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/79bb1b52-184b-4b09-b7ec-7e4718e8676b
Original Contract Notice Link
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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