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Legal Fees and Charges

COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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03 Aug 2026 at 10:01

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust procured legal services, described as legal fees and charges, for its activities in Chester. The requirement falls within the professional legal services category and was managed by the Trust as the buying organisation. The procurement concerns advisory or other legal work supplied to support the Trust, rather than goods, construction or operational services. The named requirement is broad and does not identify a particular legal specialism, case type or workstream. It is therefore most relevant to law firms and legal service providers able to advise an NHS foundation trust and undertake publicly funded healthcare-sector legal work. The selected supplier was Weightmans LLP, a large Liverpool-based law firm, indicating that the requirement was suitable for an established commercial legal practice.

This procurement has been awarded and completed as a contract award outcome. The Trust used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The requirement was treated as one lot. Weightmans LLP received the award for legal services. The contract was signed on 28 July 2026 and ran from 29 July 2026 to 30 July 2026. Its value was £13,384 excluding VAT, or £16,060.80 including VAT. The contract was active at the recorded outcome stage, and the tender itself was complete. The available evaluation basis was the decision to make a direct award without competition, rather than a competitive assessment of bids. This is a short, low-value legal services engagement for the Trust.

For a competing supplier, this award demonstrates that the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust buys discrete legal services engagements from an established commercial law firm. A credible future provider would need a legal practice capable of supplying professional advice to an NHS foundation trust, understanding public-sector governance and healthcare-sector requirements, and mobilising quickly for a short assignment. The broad description means firms should be able to cover the Trust’s legal fees and charges requirement rather than relying on a narrowly defined goods or works capability. Weightmans LLP’s scale and professional legal-services profile indicate that the buyer was satisfied by a substantial, established provider. Firms monitoring this buyer should therefore be able to demonstrate relevant NHS or public-authority experience, dependable delivery capacity and a suitable route for handling individually commissioned legal work.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Legal Fees and Charges

Notice Description

Legal Fees and Charges - NS480782

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d9a1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073030-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without 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
£13,384 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
29 Jul 2026 - 30 Jul 2026 30 days
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
COUNTESS OF CHESTER HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHESTER
Postcode
CH2 1UL
Postcode Area
Chester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD6 Cheshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Electoral Ward
Upton
Westminster Constituency
Chester North and Neston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Weightmans LLP

Further Information

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