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CPU 8281 Legal partner for PFIs expiry

Nottingham City Council

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

03 Aug 2026 at 12:14

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

20 Jul 2026 at 16:07

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

05 May 2026 at 14:44

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Nottingham City Council procured specialist legal services to support officers with planning and managing the expiry of private finance initiatives (PFIs). The service is intended to help the Council follow government guidance, manage the expiry process appropriately, reduce legal and financial risk, and provide advice as legal, commercial and contractual issues arise. This is a public-sector legal advisory requirement rather than general legal administration or routine conveyancing. The procurement is for services delivered across England, covering the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The awarded work is associated with the East Midlands, where Nottingham City Council is based.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following an open procedure. Bevan Brittan LLP was awarded the single lot on 20 July 2026, and the contract was signed on 2 August 2026. The contract runs from 3 August 2026 to 3 August 2027 and is valued at £1,500,000 excluding VAT (£1,800,000 including VAT). The lot’s stated contract period extended to 31 July 2039, but the awarded contract period is one year. The tender deadline was 19 June 2026 at 5pm; enquiries closed on 29 May 2026 at 4pm, and the award period ended on 22 July 2026. Thirteen bids reached the final stage. Evaluation weighted quality at 50%, price at 40% and social value at 10%.

This requirement is relevant to established legal practices with specialist experience advising public authorities on PFI expiry, contract expiry planning and complex commercial arrangements. Credible suppliers would need to provide clear, practical advice through changing legal, commercial and contractual issues, helping officers follow government guidance while controlling risk and financial exposure. The work is advice-led rather than based on standard quantitative outputs, so firms should be able to demonstrate strong relationship management, responsiveness, milestone delivery and consistently high-quality legal analysis. Experience supporting councils or other public-sector clients through long-term infrastructure or public-private partnership arrangements would be particularly relevant. The competition attracted thirteen final-stage bids, indicating a well-developed market for this type of specialist public-sector legal support.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CPU 8281 Legal partner for PFIs expiry

Notice Description

n order to progress with the expiry planning in line with government guidance, manage the process appropriately whilst reducing risk and financial exposure, the Council will need to engage a legal services company to support officers in providing advice through the process.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06919f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073120-2026
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
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
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
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20261 months ago
Submission Deadline
19 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Jul 20261 months ago
Contract Period
3 Aug 2026 - 3 Aug 2027 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
Nottingham City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NOTTINGHAM
Postcode
NG2 3NG
Postcode Area
Nottingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF14 Nottingham
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
Nottingham
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Nottingham East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Bevan Brittan LLP

Further Information

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