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Legal Support for a new MHA Framework

Leicestershire County Council

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19 Aug 2026 at 10:06

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Leicestershire County Council procured specialist legal advisory support for establishing a new mental health framework. The requirement covers advice on the procurement exercise and preparation of the resulting framework documentation, with the aim of ensuring compliance with the Procurement Act 2023, reducing legal and commercial risks, and supporting successful framework establishment. The work is legal advisory and information services, within the wider legal services category. It supports a public-sector procurement led by Leicestershire County Council and delivered in the United Kingdom. The requirement was intended to support a framework that could be called off from the NEPO Legal Services Framework. This is therefore relevant to law firms and specialist public procurement advisers with experience of framework creation, procurement compliance and associated commercial risk management.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, as a call-off from the NEPO Legal Services Framework. One completed lot was awarded to FREETHS LLP on 1 August 2026. The award is valued at £20,000 excluding VAT and £24,000 including VAT. The awarded contract period runs from 31 August 2026 to 30 August 2027. A contract signature was scheduled for 28 August 2026. The stated legal basis is the Procurement Act 2023. The requirement was evaluated and awarded through the stated framework call-off route rather than an open competition. The procurement concerns services, specifically legal advisory and information services, for the framework establishment requirement.

This award demonstrates demand from Leicestershire County Council for specialist legal support around the creation of a public-sector framework. Competitors seeking similar work should be able to advise on procurement procedures under the Procurement Act 2023, draft or review framework documentation, identify legal and commercial risks, and support the buyer through a compliant procurement exercise. Credibility is likely to depend on demonstrable public procurement and framework expertise, alongside the capacity to provide focused legal advice and produce reliable documentation for a local authority. Experience of legal services framework arrangements, including work delivered through established framework routes such as NEPO, would help a supplier show that it understands both the legal requirements and the practical commercial context of this type of assignment.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Legal Support for a new MHA Framework

Notice Description

Specialist legal support is required to ensure the procurement exercise and resulting framework documentation are fully compliant with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023, mitigate legal and commercial risks, and support the successful establishment of the framework. Call off from NEPO Legal Services Framework.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e72c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078818-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award 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

79140000 - Legal advisory and information services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£20,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
31 Aug 2026 - 30 Aug 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Leicestershire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE3 8RA
Postcode Area
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Blaby
Electoral Ward
Glenfield Faire
Westminster Constituency
Mid Leicestershire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

FREETHS LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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