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PRN004289 Legal Services

Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire Authority

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04 Aug 2026 at 10:20

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Summary of the contracting process

Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire Authority procured legal services as required. The requirement covered general legal advice and support rather than a defined project or one-off piece of work. It was a services procurement managed for the Fire Authority, whose public-safety responsibilities relate to Nottinghamshire and Nottingham. The selected legal provider, Browne Jacobson LLP, is based in Nottingham and is recorded as a small or medium-sized enterprise. The procurement used the Procurement Services / Commercial Services Group Y21012 Legal Services framework, indicating that the buyer sought access to an established legal-services supplier for its continuing requirements. The work is therefore relevant to law firms able to provide broad legal services to a fire authority or comparable public-sector organisation.

The procurement has reached the awarded stage and is complete. It used a limited procedure: a direct award under the Procurement Services / Commercial Services Group Y21012 Legal Services framework, without prior publication of a competition notice. The single lot was marked cancelled, but the associated award to Browne Jacobson LLP is active. The contract was signed on 30 July 2026 for £120,000. The award was evaluated on price. One bid was recorded, and Browne Jacobson LLP was selected as the supplier. The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The published rationale was that the procurement fell outside the relevant directive’s scope and that the framework permitted a direct award. No contract end date or duration is stated.

This award shows demand from a fire authority for broad, on-demand legal support procured through a public-sector legal-services framework and awarded on price. A competitor targeting this buyer would need to offer a wide enough legal-service capability to handle requirements as they arise, rather than only a narrowly defined specialist assignment. Experience of advising public bodies, particularly organisations responsible for public order, safety or emergency services, would help demonstrate understanding of the operating environment. Firms would also need to be able to use the relevant framework route or secure a place on an equivalent arrangement, meet its direct-award requirements and price work competitively. The incumbent is an SME based in Nottingham, showing that this type of work is not limited to the largest national firms.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PRN004289 Legal Services

Notice Description

Legal services

Procurement Information

Use of the Procurement Services / Commercial Services Group Y21012 Legal Services framework via direct award.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dab1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073506-2026
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
SME

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
£120,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Aug 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
Nottinghamshire and City of Nottingham Fire Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NOTTINGHAM
Postcode
NG5 8PP
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)
TLF16 South Nottinghamshire
Delivery Location
TLF14 Nottingham
Local Authority
Gedling
Electoral Ward
Calverton
Westminster Constituency
Sherwood Forest

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Browne Jacobson LLP

Further Information

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