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ENQ1401 - Legal Services - Duckworth Square

Derby City Council

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12 Oct 2026 at 11:25

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Derby City Council commissioned legal services to support redevelopment proposals for its Council-owned Duckworth Square site, within the Becketwell Regeneration area. The work covers preparing a Development Agreement and an Agreement for Lease, together with associated supporting documentation. It is a focused property and regeneration legal assignment rather than general legal advice. The site is in Derby, and the work supports the Council’s redevelopment of this specific city-centre asset. The procurement was arranged through a framework and awarded to a legal services provider.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Geldards LLP on 9 October 2026. The awarded value is £95,000 excluding VAT (£114,000 including VAT). The contract period runs from 13 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. This was a selective, below-threshold award under a framework, without a further competitive call-off. The requirement was handled as one lot. The available information identifies no separate evaluation criteria or weighting; the appointment was made through the framework route. The award is active, and a contract signature was scheduled for 13 October 2026.

For firms positioning for similar work, this award indicates demand for specialist property and development legal advice tied to a local-authority regeneration scheme. A credible competitor would need the capability to draft and negotiate development agreements and agreements for lease, and to prepare the supporting legal documents needed to progress a redevelopment. Relevant experience would include advising public-sector landowners on property transactions and regeneration projects, and working effectively with a council and its project team. The buyer used a framework route for this below-threshold requirement, so inclusion on relevant legal services frameworks and the ability to respond to framework call-offs are commercially important. The assignment is a defined, single-site piece of work rather than a broad programme of legal services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

ENQ1401 - Legal Services - Duckworth Square

Notice Description

Legal services in support of redevelopment proposals for the Council owned Duckworth Square, as part of the Becketwell Regeneration area - to include the preparation of both a Development Agreement and Agreement for Lease with associated supporting documentation.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078572
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095990-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award 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
£95,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
13 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Derby City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DERBY
Postcode
DE1 2FS
Postcode Area
Derby
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF11 Derby
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Derby
Electoral Ward
Darley
Westminster Constituency
Derby South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Geldards LLP

Further Information

Notice Documents

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