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title: "Trust set up legal support - Northamptonshire County Council"
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# Trust set up legal support - Northamptonshire County Council

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a19231ce-8414-4ac7-a16a-afffe2f926a2

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## Summary

The Northamptonshire County Council has initiated a tender titled "Trust set up legal support" to acquire legal services aimed at establishing a trust for children and young people in Northamptonshire. This procurement falls under the health and social work services category, with a total budget of £450,000 and a minimum value of £250,000. The tender is currently in the active stage and will close on 18th July 2019, with the trust expected to commence operations by 1st July 2020. The procurement method used is selective, specifically a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in legal services, particularly those targeting the education and social care sectors. Both small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate, enabling them to grow by contributing their expertise to this crucial project. Interested bidders should ensure they complete their registration with the Department for Education's Dynamic Purchasing System well ahead of the impending deadline to submit their proposals.

## Notice

The overarching intention is that services for children and young people in Northamptonshire must be high quality, meet financial objectives and be sustainable. Creating an independent and professionally led organisation is considered the best way to realise this ambition. DfE requests quotes from providers to provide legal support to the trust set-up project and advise the emerging trust during contract negotiation - working with the suite of programme and legal template documents produced for the DfE. The Trust is to be operational as soon as is reasonably possible. Our current working assumption is that the Trust will be operational no later than 1 July 2020. Note: Bidders interested in this requirement should be aware that they must allow at least 6 full working days before the competition closing date of 18th July 2019. This is to complete your registration on the Department for Education's, Dynamic Purchasing System. Incomplete registrations will not be accepted. Bidders who are already fully registered on the Department for Educations Dynamic Purchasing system do not have to re-register. Bids already submitted can be withdrawn from the competition, or updated as long as this happened before the deadline.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a2a96587-ecd4-4738-a680-a3359cb60c98 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Jul 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Jul 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 24 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2020 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £450,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 2FJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central |
| Delivery location | TLF East Midlands (England) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 11 Jul 2019 at 12:40 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a2a96587-ecd4-4738-a680-a3359cb60c98

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a2a96587-ecd4-4738-a680-a3359cb60c98
  11th July 2019 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

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