Notice Information
Notice Title
Agora Legal - Flexible Purchasing System for Legal Services
Notice Description
Constellia acting on behalf of Bristol City Council is establishing Agora Legal a Flexible Purchasing System for the procurement of legal services. The system will be available for use for all UK Public Sector Bodies/Contracting Authorities and Utilities. The system consists of 27 lots which are further divided by region. The system will be open to new entrants at any point during it's lifetime.
Lot Information
Cross Category
Advice, assistance and support covering a wide range legal solutions including drafting, preparation, crisis management, dispute resolution, litigation and where necessary collaborating across specialisms.
Business and Corporate ServicesIncluding but not limited to all aspects of business services, corporate matters, competition, charities, social enterprises and finance.
Health and Social CareIncluding but not limited to all aspects of healthcare, and social care.
Adult Care and/or Court of ProtectionAll aspects of Adult Social Care
EducationIncluding all aspects of law related to education.
Local Authority EducationIncluding all aspects of law related to Local Authority Education.
Planning and EnvironmentalIncluding all planning, environmental and highway matters.
Employment and PensionsIncluding all aspects of employment and pensions law and guidance and Employment Tribunal representation.
Regulatory and ComplianceIncluding all aspects of regulatory and or compliance.
Local Authority LicensingAll aspects of Local Authority licensing
Local Authority ProsecutionsAll aspects of Local Authority prosecutions
CommercialAdvice on all aspects of commercial law including contract law, warranties, indemnities, structures of transactions, what is acceptable to the market etc
Public ProcurementIncluding all aspects of public procurement law and associated contracts and public procurement litigation.
Commercial LitigationAll aspects of commercial litigation
Construction, regeneration and infrastructure projectsIncluding all aspects of construction, engineering, energy, regeneration, transport, infrastructure and major projects.
Property and real estateIncluding all aspects of property, residential and commercial landlord and tenant issues, real estate, housing, valuations and development and compulsory purchase advice.
Housing DisrepairAll aspects of law related to housing disrepair
Local Authority HousingAll aspects of law related to local authority housing
Property LitigationAll aspects of law related to property litigation
Private rented sector housing regulationAll aspects of law related to private sector rented housing regulation
Public Sector and governmentIncluding but not limited to all aspects and issues involving public sector organisations including judicial review, consultation, local authority powers etc.
TechnologyIncluding all aspects of technology law and AI.
ImmigrationIncluding all aspects of immigration law.
Judicial ReviewAny aspects of law that may be required as part of a judicial review process.
Anti social behaviour actions and powersAll aspects of anti-social behaviour actions and powers.
Intellectual Property LawAll aspects of intellectual property law including contentious and non-contentious, commercialisation and exploitation of intellectual property.
TaxAll areas of tax law
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e55a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006356-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender 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
-
- CPV Codes
79100000 - Legal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,000,000,000 £1B-£10B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Stuart Hinde
- Contact Email
- stuart.hinde@constellia.com
- Contact Phone
- +44 7300841272
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- N/A
- Post Town
- Not specified
- Country
- Not specified
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- Not specified
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- Not specified
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- Not specified
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Not specified
- Electoral Ward
- Not specified
- Westminster Constituency
- Not specified
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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