Notice Information
Notice Title
Preliminary Market Engagement - Counsel Legal Services Framework
Notice Description
ICRIR is seeking to engage the market in advance of a forthcoming tender opportunity for the provision of legal services. 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: -Administrative law/Public law -Civil litigation -Commercial -Contracts Law -Criminal law and investigations advice -Data Protection/Freedom of Information -Dispute Resolution and Litigation -Employment Law -Human Rights law -Inquests, Public Inquiries or any equivalent inquisitorial and investigative structure -Public International law -Public Procurement Law -Torts and Personal Injury law The purpose of this early market engagement is to gather insights from potential suppliers to help inform the scope, structure, and approach of the procurement to ensure it meets the needs of the organisation and delivers best value.
Planning Information
This is not a call for competition. This notice is intended to alert potential suppliers of the opportunity to take part in the pre-market engagement exercise only. Interested parties are invited to respond to the short questionnaire linked to this notice. The questionnaire must be responded to via the E-Tenders NI e-sourcing portal. Responses will assist ICRIR in the development of its new Legal Services Framework, expected to be tendered in the coming weeks.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051cef
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024575-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- 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 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 May 20259 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 9 Jun 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 13 Jul 2025 - 13 Jul 2029 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- INDEPENDENT COMMISSION FOR RECOCILATION AND INFORMATION RECOVERY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@icrir.independent-inquiry.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT2 7BA
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024575-2025
22nd May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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