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Legal Services for South Norfolk Council

South Norfolk Council

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30 Jul 2026 at 00:28

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

South Norfolk Council procured legal services for its own local-authority requirements. The requirement covers general legal services rather than a specified legal specialism, and was sourced through Procurement Services Framework Y21012 – Legal Services. The council is the buyer and the appointed provider is a legal practice. The procurement is categorised as legal services (CPV 79100000). The service relates to South Norfolk Council and its public-service activities, with the supplier based in Ipswich. This is a public-sector legal services requirement suited to firms able to advise and represent a local authority under the terms of the relevant legal services framework.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Birketts LLP. The award is active and the contract value is £200,000. The contract was signed on 28 June 2026, and the award notice records the award against the legal services requirement. This was a limited procedure: a direct award call-off from Procurement Services Framework Y21012, made without prior publication of a call for competition. The procurement used a price-only award criterion. One bid was recorded. The contracting process was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement, and the procurement rationale states that the award fell outside the applicable directive’s scope. The recorded lot itself is marked cancelled, while the award and contract remain active.

This opportunity demonstrates established demand from South Norfolk Council for externally provided legal advice at a substantial local-authority scale. Firms seeking comparable work would need access to the relevant legal services framework or an equivalent route into the council’s procurement arrangements, together with the capacity to support a public body’s ongoing legal requirements. Commercial credibility would include a strong track record of delivering legal services to local or regional government, robust public-sector procedures, and sufficient team depth to manage the council’s needs reliably. As the recorded evaluation basis was price alone, firms competing for a future requirement of this type would also need a cost-efficient delivery model and clear control of legal-service costs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Legal Services for South Norfolk Council

Notice Description

Legal Services for South Norfolk Council (Contract Award Notice)

Lot Information

Lot 1

Legal Services for South Norfolk Council (Contract Award Notice)

Procurement Information

This is a Contract Award Notice for South Norfolk Council of a Direct Award Call Off from Procurement Services Framework Y21012 - Legal Services

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d712
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071945-2026
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
£200,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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
South Norfolk Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR7 0WF
Postcode Area
Norwich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
Delivery Location
TLH17 Breckland and South Norfolk
Local Authority
Broadland
Electoral Ward
Brundall
Westminster Constituency
Broadland and Fakenham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Birketts LLP

Further Information

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