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CPO Legal Support Services

Essex County Council

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08 Oct 2026 at 16:53

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Essex County Council procured legal support for the CPO/SRO process linked to infrastructure works for the Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community project. The requirement is legal services supporting the compulsory purchase and related statutory processes for the project; it is a focused infrastructure and development matter rather than general legal advice. Delivery is associated with Essex, the county covered by the project. The work was bought through the Legal Panel for the Public Sector framework, Lot 1b, as a call-off for this specific project. The awarded service is classified as legal services (CPV 79100000).

The procurement is complete and a contract has been awarded to HCR Legal LLP. Essex County Council used a selective route, making an award under an existing framework; the call-off was competitive and below the applicable threshold. The contract was signed on 30 September 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029. Its value is £135,000 excluding VAT (£162,000 including VAT). The process comprised one lot, which is complete. The published procurement information does not state a separate scored evaluation basis or detailed supplier eligibility conditions, so the stated route and competitive framework call-off are the available indications of how the selection was conducted.

This award shows demand from Essex County Council for specialist legal support on compulsory purchase and statutory processes connected with major infrastructure serving a large garden community. Suppliers seeking to compete for comparable work would need credible expertise in CPO/SRO matters and the ability to advise on the legal process for infrastructure delivery within a complex development project. Experience working with public-sector clients and navigating the relevant statutory framework would be commercially relevant. The buyer placed this requirement through a public-sector legal framework, so qualification for and access to an appropriate framework route would be important to competing for similar call-offs. The single-lot award indicates a consolidated legal support requirement, suited to a provider able to manage the relevant advisory work as one coordinated service.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CPO Legal Support Services

Notice Description

Provision of legal support services under RM6374 Legal Panel for Public Sector framework Lot 1b, to support the CPO/SRO process for works in relation to infrastructure for the Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community project.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078432
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095410-2026
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
Below threshold - 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
Not specified
Contracts Value
£135,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 3-4 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
Essex County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CHELMSFORD
Postcode
CM1 1QH
Postcode Area
Chelmsford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH3 Essex
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH36 Heart of Essex
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Chelmsford
Electoral Ward
Moulsham and Central
Westminster Constituency
Chelmsford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HCR Legal LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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