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title: "Legal Services for Built Environment"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "St Albans City & District Council"
published: "2026-09-17"
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# Legal Services for Built Environment

Buyer: St Albans City & District Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c1e2565f-5e64-4664-95cd-17e0cd3e567d

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## Summary

St Albans City and District Council procured legal advisory and representation services for its built environment team. The requirement was for a suitably qualified legal services provider to deliver legal support connected with the council’s built environment work. This is a professional services contract, covering legal advice and representation rather than construction or other physical works. Delivery is in the South East of England. The buying organisation is St Albans City and District Council. The opportunity was identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises, making it relevant to specialist legal practices as well as larger firms with public-sector and built-environment capability. The service aligns with firms advising on development, planning, property, regeneration, infrastructure and related council activity.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. The council used a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The submission deadline was 15 June 2026 at 5pm, and the award was made on 22 June 2026. Trowers and Hamlins LLP was selected for the contract at an awarded value of £75,000. The contract runs from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028. The procurement’s estimated value was also £75,000. The award is active. The published information identifies the requirement as legal advisory and representation services and records the contract as a services procurement. The award was made to one supplier, with the work covering the South East of England.

For a competing legal practice, this award provides a clear benchmark for the type of supplier St Albans City and District Council uses for built-environment legal support: a suitably qualified provider able to advise a council team across its operational requirements. Credible capability would include experienced public-sector lawyers with relevant expertise in planning, property, development, regeneration, infrastructure and related transactions or disputes. Firms should be able to provide dependable advice and representation, understand local-authority governance and procurement requirements, and work effectively with council officers and technical specialists. The requirement was suitable for SMEs, so a specialist practice or smaller team with the right experience could be well placed to compete through an appropriate framework route when comparable work is next considered.

## Notice

The Council is looking for a suitably qualified legal service provider who can provide legal support services to the built environment team.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7fbd973b-0b1d-428b-a82f-7f40c1582209 |
| 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 | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £75,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £75,000 |
| 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 | St Albans City & District Council |
| Locality | ST ALBANS |
| Postcode area | St Albans |
| Postcode | AL1 3JE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH27 South West Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | St Albans |
| Electoral ward | St Peters |
| Westminster constituency | St Albans |
| Delivery location | TLJ South East (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

- 79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2026 at 13:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7fbd973b-0b1d-428b-a82f-7f40c1582209

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7fbd973b-0b1d-428b-a82f-7f40c1582209
  17th September 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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