Notice Information
Notice Title
Legal Panel for Public Sector
Notice Description
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a Public Sector Agreement for the provision of Legal Services for use primarily by the Wider Public Sector / UK public sector bodies. The proposed commercial vehicle(s) will include a comprehensive list of legal specialisms, including but not limited to the following which may change as a result of further market engagement: Commercial Contracts Law Property Construction and Real Estate Dispute Resolution and Litigation Employment Law PFI/PPP Projects Public Procurement Law Costs Lawyer Services Health, Healthcare and Social Care Transport Education The agreement will replace and bring together specialisms currently available under live agreements: RM6240 Public Sector Legal Services RM6284 Costs Lawyer Services 2 The lotting structure of this framework will be determined as a result of the market engagement. Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Legal Panel for the Public Sector The agreement will replace RM6240 Public Sector Legal Services & RM6284 Costs Lawyer Services 2. It will continue to cover legal specialisms relevant to the public sector. Crown Commercial Service intends to hold market engagement sessions during early 2025 with suppliers interested in bidding for the resulting panel contracts. If you would like to be involved please express your interest by emailing info@crowncommercial.gov.uk with the subject line 'RM6374 Supplier Engagement' no later than midday on Monday 3rd March 2025. Your email must clearly state: name of your organisation, contact details for the individual(s) who will be participating in the market engagement and further details will be provided to you. In the meantime, please complete this short survey (https://crowncommercial.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8wXvE5GkMPr5HDM) to help us begin to gather your feedback, it should take you no longer than a few minutes.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d42a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001685-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- 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
79130000 - Legal documentation and certification services
79140000 - Legal advisory and information services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £200,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Jan 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 2 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3454102222
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LIVERPOOL
- Postcode
- L3 9PP
- Post Town
- Liverpool
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD7 Merseyside
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD72 Liverpool
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Liverpool
- Electoral Ward
- City Centre North
- Westminster Constituency
- Liverpool Riverside
Further Information
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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