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title: "Legal Services Panel - NHB Guarantees - Lot 4"
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buyer: "Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)"
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# Legal Services Panel - NHB Guarantees - Lot 4

Buyer: Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-aa1ee419-95a9-48a5-ac7d-51b80990cb2d

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## Summary

Homes England procured legal services to support its NHB Guarantee Programme through a legal secondee. The requirement is for legal expertise embedded in support of the programme, rather than a general legal advisory service. The buying organisation is Homes England, the public body responsible for the procurement. The stated delivery location is England. This is a professional legal-services requirement, relevant to law firms and legal service providers able to supply secondee support for public-sector guarantee programmes. The procurement is identified as Lot 4 of Homes England’s Legal Services Panel, but the described work is specifically the provision of a legal secondee for its NHB Guarantee Programme(s).

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Trowers & Hamlins LLP by direct award. The award date was 25 February 2026. The awarded value is £50,000. The contract period runs from 26 February to 31 December 2026. The procurement had a submission deadline of 20 February 2026. The stated estimated procurement value was also £50,000. No detailed evaluation criteria are recorded; the selection was made through a direct award rather than a competitive procedure. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. It was a single requirement for legal secondee support for NHB Guarantee Programme(s), with no separate awarded suppliers or lot-level outcomes stated.

This award shows that Homes England has a defined need for legal secondee capacity to support its NHB Guarantee Programme(s), rather than only discrete external legal advice. A credible competitor would need to provide a suitably experienced lawyer who can work closely with the programme and deliver practical legal support within a public-sector environment. Law firms with relevant guarantee-programme or comparable transaction experience would be well placed to demonstrate fit, alongside the capacity to second an appropriate legal professional for the required period. The award was made by direct award, so a future competitor should also understand how to position relevant expertise for Homes England’s legal panel arrangements. The requirement was considered suitable for smaller and medium-sized businesses, indicating that scale alone need not be a barrier where the right secondee capability is available.

## Notice

NHB seeking the support of a legal secondee for NHB Guarantee Programme(s).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a3d947b4-9c2b-4358-b66f-c9b675d3f22c |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period | 26 Feb 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £50,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £50,000 |
| 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 | Homes England (the name adopted by the Homes and Communities Agency) |
| Locality | NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE |
| Postcode area | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Postcode | NE4 5BZ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLC North East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear |
| ITL 3 | TLC43 Tyneside |
| Local authority | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Electoral ward | Arthur's Hill |
| Westminster constituency | Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West |
| 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 | Trowers & Hamlins LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

## Release History

- 5 Oct 2026 at 17:38 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a3d947b4-9c2b-4358-b66f-c9b675d3f22c

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a3d947b4-9c2b-4358-b66f-c9b675d3f22c
  5th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/homes-england

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