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title: "To extend the contract with Outer Temple Chambers for legal consultant"
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published: "2022-03-17"
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# To extend the contract with Outer Temple Chambers for legal consultant

Buyer: BANK OF ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-01e7c6c4-dfab-4e71-8f25-e9e7be3c82b5

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## Summary

The Bank of England has successfully completed a procurement process to extend the contract with Outer Temple Chambers for legal consultancy services, valued at £57,000. This extension adds five months to the existing contract, continuing until 31 August 2022, in response to an increased workload due to Covid-19. The procurement was classified under the CPV category for legal services and the tender period concluded on 15 March 2022, preceding the contract period from 1 April 2022 to 31 August 2022.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in legal services, particularly those experienced in handling complex legal matters. Businesses that can provide responsive legal support and possess the capability to manage high workloads in challenging circumstances will be well-positioned to compete effectively for future tenders of this nature with the Bank of England or similar contracting authorities.

## Notice

To extend the contract with Outer Temple Chambers for a legal consultant for a period of 5 months, until 31 August 2022 to provide legal support on a potentially contentious legal matter involving the Bank and a range of other matters, which has added to an already extremely heavy work load due to Covid-19 as well as a number of Bank strategic priorities with imminent external deadlines.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a045f6b3-ca33-4d9d-bb0b-d8d334ecb271 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not applicable |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Mar 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2022 - 31 Aug 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £57,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £57,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BANK OF ENGLAND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | Central London |
| Postcode | EC2R 8AH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | City of London |
| Electoral ward | Walbrook |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | THE OUTER TEMPLE CHAMBERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 17 Mar 2022 at 15:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a045f6b3-ca33-4d9d-bb0b-d8d334ecb271

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a045f6b3-ca33-4d9d-bb0b-d8d334ecb271
  17th March 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bankofengland.co.uk

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