DCWW2005 - Legal Services

Notice Title

DCWW2005 - Legal Services

Notice Description

DCC require external Legal support in rela the following areas: DCC will seek to establish a multi provider framework agreement covering a wide range of Legal Services. The Legal Services will be used by all companies within the Glas Cymru group companies, which include companies outside the whole business securitisation, and not subject to DCC's statutory water and sewerage licence. The requirement for all Group companies is for advice that is professional, competent, expert and timely, provides good commercial value and is delivered in a way that makes a positive contribution to the achievement of the best overall outcome for DCC on each occasion.

Lot Information

General Legal Services

General Legal Services - See scope of services attached.

Renewal: two future opportunities to extend the agreement by a further 24 months Ie. 3 years (+2 +2)

Competition Law and Economic Regulation - See scope of services attached.

Renewal: two future opportunities to extend the agreement by a further 24 months Ie. 3 years (+2 +2)

Treasury - See scope of services attached.

Renewal: two future opportunities to extend the agreement by a further 24 months Ie. 3 years (+2 +2)

Insurance - See scope of services attached.

Renewal: two future opportunities to extend the agreement by a further 24 months Ie. 3 years (+2 +2)

Water Sector Regulation and Regulatory Reform - See scope of services attached.

Renewal: two future opportunities to extend the agreement by a further 24 months Ie. 3 years (+2 +2)

Planning Information

Please email karen.field@dwrcymru.com for receipt of indicative scope and pre-market engagement questionnaire. Please note populated Questionnaires need to be submitted by 21st November 2025 to facilitate any follow up market engagement meetings that DCC may require pursuit of.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-05d732

Publication Source

Find A Tender Service

Latest Notice

https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034415-2026

Current Stage

Tender

All Stages

Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type

UK4 - Tender Notice

Procurement Type

Framework

Procurement Category

Services

Procurement Method

Open

Procurement Method Details

Competitive flexible procedure

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value

£13,600,000 £10M-£100M

Lots Value

£17,010,000 £10M-£100M

Awards Value

Not specified

Contracts Value

Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date

15 Apr 20264 months ago

Submission Deadline

15 May 2026Expired

Future Notice Date

21 Nov 2025Expired

Award Date

Not specified

Contract Period

1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2029 3-4 years

Recurrence

Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status

Active

Lots Status

Active

Awards Status

Not Specified

Contracts Status

Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer

Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig

Contact Name

Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Contact Email

Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Contact Phone

Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality

CARDIFF

Postcode

CF3 0LT

Postcode Area

Cardiff

Country

Wales

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Major Region (ITL 1)

TLL Wales

Basic Region (ITL 2)

TLL5 South East Wales

Small Region (ITL 3)

TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Delivery Location

TLL Wales

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Local Authority

Cardiff

Electoral Ward

Trowbridge

Westminster Constituency

Cardiff East

Notice Documents

• https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034415-2026
  15th April 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
• https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069769-2025
  30th October 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Notice URLs

• https://dwrcymru-welshwater.bravosolution.co.uk
• https://dwrcymru-welshwater.bravosolution.co.uk Participation instructions — how to express an interest in this opportunity. 1) Register your organisation on the DCC eSourcing Portal (this is only required once so please check whether there is an existing account registered for your organisation — multiple users can be added as required); 2) Express an interest in the opportunity: — log in to the portal with your username and password, — click the 'PQQs/ ITTs Open to all Suppliers' link, — click on the relevant PQQ/ ITT to access the content, — click the 'Express Interest' button at the top of the page — this will move the PQQ/ ITT into your 'My PQQs/ITTs' page (this is a secure area reserved for your projects only), — you can now access any attachments by clicking 'Attachments' in the 'PQQ/ ITT details' box. 3) Responding to the Opportunity — click 'My Response' under 'PQQ/ ITT details'. You can choose to 'Create response' or 'Decline to Respond', — you can now use the messaging function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification, — note the deadline for completion and follow the onscreen instructions to complete your response — there may be a mixture of online and offline actions for you to perform, — you must then submit your reply using the 'Submit Response' button at the top of the page. Please Note the following — you must download the documents yourself after you have expressed interest, they will not be sent to you, — expressions of Interest will ONLY be accepted through the eSourcing Portal — all documentation must be returned electronically via the eSourcing Portal, — if you require any further assistance please consult the online help, or contact the eSourcing helpdesk using the contract information provided on the home page.
• https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents