Notice Information
Notice Title
Fire Service Legal Services (FSO Enforcement Support Services)
Notice Description
The Authorities require a suitably qualified Fire Safety Lawyer/legal representation at Magistrates and higher level courts to deal with fire safety cases as and when required. Fire Safety law is a specialist subject and a unique area of law and the providers must have expensive experience of Fire Safety Law and court proceedings.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: 2 x 1 year extensions available following a review of contract delivery and should the requirement still exist.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-067324
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054907-2026
- 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
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79100000 - Legal services
79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £84,500 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Jun 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 5 May 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 May 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2026 - 31 May 2030 4-5 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
- COUNTY DURHAM AND DARLINGTON FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DURHAM
- Postcode
- DH1 1TW
- Post Town
- Durham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC3 Tees Valley
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Hartlepool
- Electoral Ward
- Fens & Greatham
- Westminster Constituency
- Hartlepool
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054907-2026
10th June 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026984-2026
24th March 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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