Notice Information
Notice Title
Legal Services
Notice Description
This procurement will: - deliver a single Service Provider for Aston who will be able service all of Aston's legal needs in the UK and overseas (as required); - deliver a Service Provider who has significant experience of higher education and so is able to provide sector-specific advice; - deliver added value services over the duration of the Contract; - deliver cost certainty for Aston through clearly articulated pricing menus and access for Aston to accurate billing data.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050649
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052926-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
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
- £2,520,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £2,520,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £2,520,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £2,520,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 1 Sep 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 22 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ASTON UNIVERSITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@aston.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- B4 7ET
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG31 Birmingham
- Delivery Location
- TLG31 Birmingham
-
- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Nechells
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/052926-2025
1st September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034768-2025
24th June 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016500-2025
23rd April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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