Notice Information
Notice Title
Legal Services
Notice Description
Provision of legal services to the Office for Students For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bristol:-Legal-services./65H44WJ2XQ To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/65H44WJ2XQ
Lot Information
General public law
The supplier will ensure the provision of practical, risk-based legal advice covering the areas set out below (non-exhaustive): Public law and higher education regulation Freedom of speech complaints scheme Consumer protection law Charity law Commercial and data protection and information law
Renewal: Two periods of 12 months
Corporate and insolvency lawThe supplier will ensure the provision of practical, risk-based legal advice covering the areas set out below (non-exhaustive): All aspects of company and corporate law Private company transactions (including mergers and acquisitions, and corporate finance) Directors' duties Shareholder rights and obligations, including shareholder agreements Group guarantees Provider insolvencies and restructuring, including but not limited to voluntary arrangements, administrations, voluntary liquidations, compulsory liquidations
Renewal: Two periods of 12 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06a7f0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050437-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
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
- £1,041,667 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,041,667 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 28 May 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Jul 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- OFFICE FOR STUDENTS
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS34 8SR
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke Gifford
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050437-2026
28th May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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