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title: "Legal Services"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LTD (NHS SBS)"
published: "2018-08-15"
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# Legal Services

Buyer: NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LTD (NHS SBS)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-8e3ca090-7d8e-40bb-86de-a31fd2b9460b

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the NHS Shared Business Services Ltd (NHS SBS) seeking legal services across various specialisations, including NHS Governance, Employment Law, and Construction Law. This tender, initiated on 15th August 2018, has reached the award stage, with the contractual period commencing on 1st June 2018 and concluding on 31st May 2022. The total value of the contract is £100 million, with an open procurement method employed for suppliers in the legal services sector. The procurement process covers delivery addresses across the UK and British Overseas Territories.

This tender presents substantial growth opportunities for law firms, particularly those with expertise in the healthcare sector, public law, and various aspects of commercial law. Businesses that focus on NHS Governance, Employment Law, and Contractual matters are especially well-suited to compete for the awarded contracts, as multiple lots have been assigned to successful applicants, allowing smaller and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to engage in lucrative legal contracts that can bolster their profile and capabilities within the industry.

## Notice

Provision of Legal Services Lot 1 NHS Governance & Public Law Lot 2 Primary Care Services Lot 3 Healthcare Law Lot 4 Mental Health Law Lot 5 Employment Law Lot 6 Contract and Commercial Law Lot 7 Property Law Lot 8 Construction Law Lot 9 IT, Telecommunications & E-Commerce Lot 10 Corporate Finance & PFI/PPP projects including LIFT Lot 11 Multi-Disciplinary Project Support Additional information: https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:17107-2018:TEXT:EN:HTML&WT.mc_id=RSS-Feed&WT.rss_f=Printing+and+Publishing&WT.rss_a=17107-2018&WT.rss_ev=a

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/de3656a9-fed5-49fb-9383-274e6b4502f1 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Aug 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 15 Feb 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 May 2018 |
| Contract period | 31 May 2018 - 31 May 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £100,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £100,000,000 |
| 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 | NHS SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LTD (NHS SBS) |
| Locality | SALFORD |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M50 2UW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD34 Greater Manchester South West |
| Local authority | Salford |
| Electoral ward | Quays |
| Westminster constituency | Salford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 28 |
| Supplier names | ADDLESHAW GODDARD; ASHFORDS; BEVAN BRITTAN; BIRD & BIRD; BLAKE MORGAN; BROWNE JACOBSON; CAPSTICKS SOLICITORS; CLYDE; DAC BEACHCROFT; FREETHS; GOWLING WLG (UK; HEMPSONS; HILL DICKINSON; HOGAN LOVELLS INTERNATIONAL; KENNEDYS LAW; LAW BY DESIGN; MICHELMORES; MILLS & REEVE; ORTOLAN LEGAL; QUIGG GOLDEN SOLICITORS; RADCLIFFESLEBRASSEUR; SHARPE PRITCHARD; SINTONS LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP; TROWERS & HAMLINS; WALKER MORRIS; WARD HADAWAY; WEIGHTMANS; WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (UK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 15 Aug 2018 at 08:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/de3656a9-fed5-49fb-9383-274e6b4502f1

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/de3656a9-fed5-49fb-9383-274e6b4502f1
  15th August 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/39
  User / Company

## Notice URLs

- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:17107-2018:TEXT:EN:HTML&WT.mc_id=RSS-Feed&WT.rss_f=Printing+and+Publishing&WT.rss_a=17107-2018&WT.rss_ev=a
- https://www.sbs.nhs.uk/proc-framework-agreements-support

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