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title: "Provision of Legal Advice"
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buyer: "Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust"
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# Provision of Legal Advice

Buyer: Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-73e88a16-5595-49ce-bbeb-c524883ecd2a

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## Summary

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust procured ad hoc legal advice and support services for complex areas of law. The requirement is for professional legal services supporting the Trust’s work, delivered in England, with the buyer based in Maidstone, Kent. This is a services contract rather than a goods or construction opportunity, and is classified under CPV 79100000, legal services. The scope is described as flexible legal advice and support across a number of complex legal areas, so relevant providers are likely to be firms able to respond to varied instructions rather than a single narrowly defined legal task. The procurement was suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The selected supplier is DAC Beachcroft LLP, a large legal practice.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender submission deadline was 26 August 2026 at 12:00. The contract was awarded to DAC Beachcroft LLP on 2 September 2026 for £403,000. The contract period runs from 27 August 2026 to 26 August 2030. The award is active. The arrangement therefore covers four years of legal advice and support for complex areas of law, with the value stated for the awarded contract. The outcome provides a clear example of the Trust’s route to market for specialist legal services: a framework-based call-off rather than an open standalone tender.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the opportunity demonstrates sustained demand from an NHS mental health trust for flexible, specialist legal support across complex areas of law. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need the breadth to handle varied ad hoc instructions, sufficient senior legal expertise for complex matters, and the capacity to support a public healthcare organisation over a substantial service period. Experience advising NHS bodies, mental health providers or other regulated public-sector organisations would help demonstrate understanding of healthcare governance, confidentiality, risk and public accountability. Providers should also be able to compete through the relevant framework route, operate responsively across England, and show that their delivery model is suitable for the Trust’s ongoing and changing legal needs.

## Notice

The provision of ad hoc legal advice and support services to assist with a number of complex areas of law

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b476b59a-a30d-4def-b181-e55430b430fb |
| 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 | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 27 Aug 2026 - 26 Aug 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £403,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £403,000 |
| 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 | Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust |
| Locality | MAIDSTONE |
| Postcode area | Rochester |
| Postcode | ME16 9PH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ4 Kent |
| ITL 3 | TLJ45 Mid Kent |
| Local authority | Maidstone |
| Electoral ward | Barming Heath & Teston |
| Westminster constituency | Maidstone and Malling |
| 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 LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2026 at 18:22 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b476b59a-a30d-4def-b181-e55430b430fb

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b476b59a-a30d-4def-b181-e55430b430fb
  7th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Provenance

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