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Legal Services

LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY

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07 Sep 2026 at 15:57

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Leeds Trinity University procured legal services to appoint an independent evaluator. The requirement falls within professional legal and evaluation support rather than construction, goods supply or general consultancy. The buyer is Leeds Trinity University, based in Leeds, and the contract is associated with the university’s operations. The selected provider is PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a large professional services firm headquartered in London. The work is therefore relevant to law firms, professional services firms and specialist evaluators with the ability to provide independent assessment services to a higher education institution. Suppliers whose services combine legal expertise with objective evaluation capability are the closest commercial fit, particularly those able to operate as an external and independent adviser to a university.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The university used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The award covers one lot and is for services classified as legal services. The contract was signed on 9 June 2026, starts on 10 June 2026 and ends on 31 July 2027. Its value is £65,000 excluding VAT, or £78,000 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. This outcome indicates that the university selected a single provider through a non-competitive below-threshold route, rather than running an open tender with competing bids. The award date is not separately stated in the procurement data.

For a supplier assessing future work from Leeds Trinity University, this procurement demonstrates demand for an independent evaluator supplied through a legal-services requirement. A credible competitor would need relevant legal-services capability, experience of delivering objective external evaluations and the ability to maintain independence from the university and the matters being assessed. The selected supplier’s scale also indicates that the buyer accepted a large professional services provider for this assignment, so firms competing for comparable work would need dependable professional capacity, suitable governance and the resources to manage the engagement through to completion. Specialist legal practices, evaluation consultancies with legal expertise, and larger multidisciplinary firms may be well placed where they can evidence impartiality, high-quality reporting and delivery for a higher education client.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Legal Services

Notice Description

Appointment of an independent evaluator

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f3cc
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084555-2026
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
£65,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
10 Jun 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS18 5HD
Postcode Area
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Horsforth
Westminster Constituency
Leeds North West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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