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Legal Services

UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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22 Sep 2026 at 09:13

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

18 Sep 2026 at 14:57

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of East Anglia bought legal services for its organisation. The requirement covers professional legal advice and related legal work, classified under CPV 79100000. The buyer is a public authority based at Norwich Research Park in Norwich. The awarded service is associated with delivery in the United Kingdom and was procured as a single completed lot. Mills & Reeve LLP was selected as the supplier. The opportunity is therefore relevant to law firms and legal service providers able to support a university client across its required legal matters. It is particularly relevant to firms with the breadth, professional infrastructure and public-sector understanding to deliver work under an institutional legal services arrangement rather than a one-off private client instruction.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a selective procedure, using an award under a framework. Competition for this call-off was not reopened. The contract was awarded to Mills & Reeve LLP on 16 September 2026 and signed on 18 September 2026. The contract runs from 18 September 2026 to 16 December 2027. Its value is £1,331,400 excluding VAT, or £1,597,680 including VAT. The award and contract are above the relevant threshold. There was one completed lot and one active award. Each piece of work under the contract will have defined timeframes and deliverables; broader KPIs were not applied. The award remains the relevant outcome for this procurement.

This award demonstrates established demand from the University of East Anglia for a substantial, institution-wide legal services relationship delivered through a framework route. A credible competitor for the same requirement would need to be a law firm or legal services provider with sufficient capacity to manage multiple instructions over an extended contract, while maintaining clear project control, agreed timeframes and defined deliverables for each matter. Experience serving universities, public authorities or other complex organisations would help demonstrate understanding of governance, public-sector decision-making and institutional risk. Firms should also be able to provide a broad legal capability, dependable partner and matter-management arrangements, and the resilience expected of a large-scale public-sector service provider.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Legal Services

Notice Description

Legal Services to the University of East Anglia

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07759b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089413-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
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
£1,331,400 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£1,331,400 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Sep 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
18 Sep 2026 - 16 Dec 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
UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR4 7TJ
Postcode Area
Norwich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Norwich
Electoral Ward
University
Westminster Constituency
Norwich South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Mills & Reeve LLP

Further Information

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