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title: "Legal advice for Independent Procurement Review Panel"
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# Legal advice for Independent Procurement Review Panel

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-696fdc44-5d8e-4fc8-af26-3372e7940ca1

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## Summary

NHS England has initiated and completed a procurement process for providing legal services to its Independent Procurement Review Panel. The contract is valued at £94,500 and has been awarded to DAC Beachcroft LLP, a large-scale legal firm. The procurement focuses on reviewing complaints related to the application of the Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition Regulations in commissioning healthcare services. The award stage commenced on 13 January 2025, and the contract period spans from 13 January 2025 to 31 March 2025. This selective procurement was conducted as a call-off from a framework agreement, with legal services classified under CPV codes 79100000 and 85100000.

This tender provides significant opportunities for businesses specialising in healthcare legal advice. Given the contract's focus on compliance and regulatory reviews within the NHS framework, legal firms experienced in health services will find this particularly advantageous. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may benefit from the suitability criteria designed to encourage their participation in such tenders. The framework agreement approach also indicates potential future opportunities for winning additional contracts under similar conditions, fostering business growth in the legal consulting domain.

## Notice

To review complaints made by providers who believe that a commissioner has not correctly applied PSR in commissioning health care services.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5c3b04a-67f3-4b5a-b955-947b3b14d845 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 6 Feb 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Oct 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Jan 2025 |
| Contract period | 13 Jan 2025 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £94,500 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £94,500 |
| 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 | NHS ENGLAND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 8UG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green |
| 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 | DAC BEACHCROFT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services
- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 6 Feb 2025 at 10:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5c3b04a-67f3-4b5a-b955-947b3b14d845

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e5c3b04a-67f3-4b5a-b955-947b3b14d845
  6th February 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/db95bae3-94ca-4c21-8695-abaf8f34151f
  REDACTED C326560 (C307863) Legal Advice for PSR Panel_DAC Beachcroft LLP (1)-1

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