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Legal Services for South Norfolk Council

South Norfolk Council

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18 Sep 2026 at 15:08

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

South Norfolk Council is procuring a broad legal services requirement covering multiple legal specialisms. The work is intended to support the council’s activities for local government and local communities, with services delivered in the United Kingdom. The requirement is being managed through the RM6374 Legal Panel for Public Sector Framework, using Lot 1b for full legal service provision to local government and local communities. South Norfolk Council is the buyer, while East Suffolk Council is managing the procurement process. The service category is legal services, covering the council’s need for an ongoing external legal services capability rather than a single defined legal matter or one-off piece of advice.

The procurement has reached the award stage: BIRKETTS LLP was selected on 18 September 2026. The award is for £2,000,000 excluding VAT and £2,400,000 including VAT. The contract is scheduled to run from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2028, with two optional one-year extensions available to South Norfolk Council, allowing a maximum period to 30 September 2030. It was run as a competitive selective procedure under a framework, using the Rapid Award Process. The award is above the relevant threshold and is based on full legal service provision through the framework’s Lot 1b. The standstill period ends on 29 September 2026, with signature scheduled by 30 September 2026.

This award shows demand for a substantial, multi-specialism legal services capability from South Norfolk Council, serving local government and local communities. A credible future competitor would need to provide broad coverage across the council’s legal requirements, rather than a narrowly focused single-specialism service. The route to market is also significant: suppliers need to be able to participate in, or work through, the relevant public sector legal framework and respond effectively to its Rapid Award Process. The successful supplier is a large law firm, indicating that scale, breadth of expertise and the capacity to support a council across varied legal matters are important competitive features for this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Legal Services for South Norfolk Council

Notice Description

Legal Services for South Norfolk Council, incorporating multiple specialisms. Call off via Rapid Award Process via Lot 1b - Full Legal Service Provision for Local Government and Local Communities of the RM6374 Legal Panel for Public Sector Framework.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0775a4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088782-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award 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
£2,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
18 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
South Norfolk Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR7 0WF
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
Broadland
Electoral Ward
Brundall
Westminster Constituency
Broadland and Fakenham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Birketts LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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