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LEGAL SERVICES TO PROCURE A DEVELOPMENT PARTNER TO BRING FORWARD RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (TOWN CENTRE LIVING)

Stockton on Tees Borough Council

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09 Sep 2026 at 11:21

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Summary of the contracting process

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council commissioned legal advisory services to procure a development partner for a programme of high-quality residential development in and around Stockton Town Centre. The legal team’s role covers advising and acting for the Council throughout the development-partner procurement, helping to evaluate tender returns with relevant Council teams, and acting as a key partner through the Pre-Development Agreement and Development Agreement stages. The requirement is a professional services opportunity focused on public-sector property development, procurement, commercial and development agreements, and related legal support. Delivery is centred on Stockton Town Centre and nearby sites in Stockton-on-Tees. The underlying development programme covers a package of sites intended to bring forward town-centre living.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a further competition under the NEPO513 Legal Services framework, using a limited procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Seven bids are recorded. Evaluation was weighted 60% quality, 30% price and 10% social value. DWF LLP was awarded the contract for the relevant legal services. The contract was signed on 30 July 2026 and is valued at £60,100. The procurement description refers to the Council’s development-partner programme taking place over three years. The procurement was treated as outside the scope of the relevant directive and is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The requirement was organised as one lot, which is recorded as cancelled.

This award shows demand from Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council for a legal team able to support complex public-sector residential development procurement, rather than provide general legal advice alone. A credible competitor would need experience advising a local authority on selecting a development partner, evaluating competitive tender returns and coordinating legal work with internal procurement, property and development teams. It would also need the capability to structure, negotiate and support both a Pre-Development Agreement and a Development Agreement across a package of town-centre sites. The evaluation placed greatest emphasis on quality, with social value also assessed alongside price, so suppliers would need to demonstrate robust technical delivery, relevant development and procurement experience, and a clear social-value offer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

LEGAL SERVICES TO PROCURE A DEVELOPMENT PARTNER TO BRING FORWARD RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (TOWN CENTRE LIVING)

Notice Description

The Council wish to commission a legal team to advise and act on the Council's behalf to procure a development partner to bring forward high quality town centre living across a package of sites in and around Stockton Town Centre over the next 3 years

Lot Information

Lot 1

FC from the NEPO513 Legal Services for the LEGAL SERVICES TO PROCURE A DEVELOPMENT PARTNER TO BRING FORWARD RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (TOWN CENTRE LIVING) The Council wish to commission a legal team to advise and act on the Council's behalf to procure a development partner to bring forward high quality town centre living across a package of sites in and around Stockton Town Centre over the next 3 years This tender process will appoint a legal team to help evaluate the tender returns process with the input of the relevant SBC teams and to act as a key partner to the Council during the procurement of a development partner and throughout the Pre Development Agreement and Development Agreement stages.

Procurement Information

A further competition was followed on the NEPO513 legal services framework. An expression of interest was sent out to all suppliers on the frameworks, 6 responses were returned with a scored weighting of 60% Quality, 30% Price and 10% SV.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f56f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085300-2026
Current Stage
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All Stages
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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

79111000 - Legal advisory services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£60,100 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Sep 20261 weeks 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
Stockton on Tees Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
STOCKTON ON TEES
Postcode
TS17 6BJ
Postcode Area
Cleveland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Delivery Location
TLC11 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Local Authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Electoral Ward
Mandale & Victoria
Westminster Constituency
Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DWF LLP

Further Information

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