Notice Information
Notice Title
C23065 - HR Legal Support (Retainer)
Notice Description
Kent Fire and Rescue has awarded a contract for the provision on a solicitor firm to provide legal services in relation to Human Resources (HR) matters, such as advice on employee relation matters, Employment Tribunals, Health & Safety, Legislation, Changes to Employment Law, Performance, Absence Management, Disciplinary, Grievances, Whistle-blowing and Protect Characteristics. The contract was awarded via the KCS framework Y21012 - Legal Services. The contract is to run for 3 years starting 23/02/2026 and expires 22/02/2029.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Mini competition carried out via the KCS framework Y21012 - Legal Services.
Procurement Information
This contract was awarded via a mini competition via the KCS Framework Y21012 - Legal Services.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0657cb
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015096-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- 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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £105,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Feb 20263 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 Feb 20264 days ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- KENT FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- alex.whelan@kent.fire-uk.org
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MAIDSTONE
- Postcode
- ME15 6XB
- Post Town
- Rochester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ4 Kent
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ45 Mid Kent
- Delivery Location
- TLJ4 Kent
-
- Local Authority
- Maidstone
- Electoral Ward
- Tovil
- Westminster Constituency
- Maidstone and Malling
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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