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CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

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19 Oct 2026 at 13:21

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust procured legal advice and support for its CCRH Programme. The requirement was for legal services, classified under CPV 79100000, and was arranged as a single lot. The work was for the Trust’s programme and was associated with delivery in the Cambridge area. This is a specialist professional-services requirement rather than a purchase of goods or construction work. Mills & Reeve LLP was selected to provide the service. The stated scope is limited to legal advice and support for the programme; the procurement does not describe particular legal disciplines or individual deliverables.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. It was conducted below the applicable threshold, with the procurement route recorded as unknown. There was one lot, and the award went to Mills & Reeve LLP. The contract was signed on 16 October 2026 and runs from 19 October 2026 to 18 October 2027. Its value is £100,000 excluding VAT and £120,000 including VAT. The available information identifies no detailed eligibility conditions or evaluation criteria, so the basis on which suppliers were assessed cannot be stated. The award covers legal services for the CCRH Programme; no separate award values or contract periods are reported.

For legal practices considering comparable work for Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, this award demonstrates demand for external legal advice and support tied to a defined programme. A credible competitor would need to show that it can provide relevant legal expertise, respond to the programme’s needs and sustain support throughout the engagement. Mills & Reeve LLP, a large law firm, was selected, indicating that an established legal-services provider won this requirement. The scope published here does not identify specific practice areas, accreditations, staffing levels or technical qualifications, so those should not be assumed to be formal requirements. Firms with experience delivering programme-related legal support to public-sector or healthcare organisations may be well placed to demonstrate relevance when this buyer next seeks comparable services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Legal advice

Notice Description

1655 - Legal advice and support for the CCRH Programme.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078abd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098476-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
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
£100,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
19 Oct 2026 - 18 Oct 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CAMBRIDGE
Postcode
CB2 0QQ
Postcode Area
Cambridge
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Cambridge
Electoral Ward
Queen Edith's
Westminster Constituency
South Cambridgeshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Mills & Reeve LLP

Further Information

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