Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Legal Services - Ejectments and Debt Recovery Solicitors Panel
Notice Description
The Northern Ireland Housing Executive ("the Housing Executive") requires the services of a Retained Solicitor ("the Contractor") for a single member Ejectments and Debt Recovery Solicitors Panel ("the Panel") to cover the whole of Northern Ireland. Please note that although a Contract Award Notice is being used the Services required are exempt from the Procurement Act 2023 (The Act) as per Schedule 2 paragraph 14 of The Act. Therefore the Services being procured are not deemed 'Light Touch'. Also, the Contract Value stated in this notice is the value estimated to be incurred on the professional fees for the required solicitors during the contract period as per the Tender Documentation.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The Housing Executive has the ability, entirely at our discretion, to extend the contact for any period(s) for up to and including a 24 month period, or part thereof.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05dc52
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006974-2026
- 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
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
- £400,324 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £400,324 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £480,389 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £480,389 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Jan 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Jan 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Feb 2026 - 31 Jan 2028 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
- NORTHERN IRELAND HOUSING EXECUTIVE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@nihe.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT2 8PB
- 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/006974-2026
27th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003037-2026
14th January 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071848-2025
7th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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