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title: "ESMCP Legal Support Services"
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buyer: "Home Office"
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# ESMCP Legal Support Services

Buyer: Home Office  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-a99ed454-fbfd-480b-aca2-629094519d9d

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## Summary

The Home Office procured legal support services for the ESMCP programme. The requirement is classified as legal services and falls within the services category. Delivery covers the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, Europe and the rest of the world. The buyer is the Home Office, based at 5 Endeavour Square in Stratford Cross, London. The broad delivery geography indicates that the requirement can involve legal support across UK and international locations rather than a single local service area. It is relevant to legal practices able to provide public sector legal support across these territories and jurisdictions, with the organisational capacity to serve a national government department.

The procurement has been completed and awarded. It used a selective procedure as a call-off from a framework agreement, with bids due by 11 August 2026. The contract was awarded to TLT LLP on 21 August 2026 for £9.2 million. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028. The award is active and the tender status is complete. The published procurement information identifies the requirement as legal services and the successful supplier as TLT LLP. The opportunity was not assessed as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises or voluntary, community and social enterprises. The recorded award value is for this call-off and should not be treated as a wider framework value.

For legal practices that did not win this award, the procurement provides a clear benchmark for the Home Office’s demand for ESMCP legal support. A credible future competitor would need to deliver legal services at substantial public sector scale, support a geographically broad requirement covering the UK and overseas locations, and operate effectively through a framework call-off route. The selected supplier is a large law firm, indicating that organisational capacity and the ability to support a major government client are commercially relevant. Firms considering similar work should be able to demonstrate reliable service delivery across the stated locations, strong public sector operating capability and the resources to manage a substantial multi-year legal support requirement.

## Notice

ESMCP Legal Support Services

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d831ae2d-797f-495b-a0f7-80f4593793ac |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £9,200,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £9,200,000 |
| 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 | Home Office |
| Locality | STRATFORD CROSS, LONDON, |
| Postcode area | East London |
| Postcode | E20 1JN |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI41 Hackney and Newham |
| Local authority | Newham |
| Electoral ward | Stratford Olympic Park |
| Westminster constituency | Stratford and Bow |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TLT LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2026 at 11:25 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d831ae2d-797f-495b-a0f7-80f4593793ac

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d831ae2d-797f-495b-a0f7-80f4593793ac
  17th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/63723e31-a0d2-415d-b139-a441ad8f5d10
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