Notice Information
Notice Title
SIA 926 - Criminal Barristers Chambers 2026
Notice Description
The purpose of this application is to secure criminal barrister chambers and/or barristers from the Attorney General's Panel to act on behalf of the SIA in criminal proceedings at both the Magistrates Court and Crown Courts. The demand for the various matters will vary dependent on the volume of work, whether it can be covered in-house and whether it attracts levels of sensitivity and/or complexity which will require the instruction of Counsel. The SIA undertakes work across the whole of England so Counsel will be required in both London and regional areas to be able to cover such work if instructed and/or be willing to travel. The specifics of the requirements are detailed below including explicit outputs and inclusive deliverables and include: (a) Written Advices to be completed in a timely manner. (b) Hold case conferences with instructing agents as and when required. (c) Representing the SIA throughout all proceedings; and (d) Occasional virtual training events (common topics include POCA, IPA and criminal law updates). Tenderers will be required to meet the scope, in full, to be eligible for award. It is intended that the award will be made to multiple suppliers. There will be a further Tender Launch Event, via Microsoft Teams, on 3rd December 2025 at 13:00. This will be a virtual event, hosted on Microsoft Teams, access details are provided in the attached ITQ document below. This event will also provide you with the opportunity to ask any questions you may have.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Any extension will be subject to need of the business, performance of the supplier and available funding.
Planning Information
Expressions of Interest shall be submitted to jodie.cox@sia.gov.uk
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05970e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077169-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £180,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £180,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 26 Nov 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 Jan 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 17 Nov 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 17 Mar 2026 - 16 Mar 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- 2028-09-18
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SECURITY INDUSTRY AUTHORITY
- 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
- E14 1UG
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI42 Tower Hamlets
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Electoral Ward
- Mile End
- Westminster Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077169-2025
26th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070764-2025
4th November 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068448-2025
27th October 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055170-2025
9th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-8392
Invitation to Tender Letter, including how to access documents, and details of a Tender Launch Event.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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