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title: "Legal Panel for Public Sector"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04d42a"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE"
published: "2025-01-17"
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# Legal Panel for Public Sector

Buyer: THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04d42a

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## Summary

The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is planning a procurement process for a new Public Sector Legal Services agreement. This process, intended for the wider UK public sector including health, education, local and regional government organisations, emergency services, and third sector organisations, aims to launch in early 2025 with market engagement sessions scheduled. The procurement, currently in the planning stage, has an indicative total value of £200 million over four years and falls under the "Legal services" industry category. Interested suppliers are encouraged to express their interest by midday on 3rd March 2025 for participation in the market engagement session. Additional information and updates will be published on the CCS website and the Find A Tender Service.

This tender presents significant opportunities for legal firms, particularly those specialising in commercial contracts, property, construction, real estate, dispute resolution, employment law, PFI/PPP, public procurement law, and healthcare. Businesses equipped to provide these services will benefit from the compliant route to market, access to a wide range of public sector clients, and the potential for securing substantial contracts. Firms can also participate in defining the final structure of the agreements via market engagement, ensuring their service offerings align with public sector needs and strategic goals.

## Notice

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a Public Sector Agreement for the provision of Legal Services for use primarily by the Wider Public Sector / UK public sector bodies. The proposed commercial vehicle(s) will include a comprehensive list of legal specialisms, including but not limited to the following which may change as a result of further market engagement: Commercial Contracts Law Property Construction and Real Estate Dispute Resolution and Litigation Employment Law PFI/PPP Projects Public Procurement Law Costs Lawyer Services Health, Healthcare and Social Care Transport Education The agreement will replace and bring together specialisms currently available under live agreements: RM6240 Public Sector Legal Services RM6284 Costs Lawyer Services 2 The lotting structure of this framework will be determined as a result of the market engagement. Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Legal Panel for the Public Sector The agreement will replace RM6240 Public Sector Legal Services & RM6284 Costs Lawyer Services 2. It will continue to cover legal specialisms relevant to the public sector. Crown Commercial Service intends to hold market engagement sessions during early 2025 with suppliers interested in bidding for the resulting panel contracts. If you would like to be involved please express your interest by emailing info@crowncommercial.gov.uk with the subject line 'RM6374 Supplier Engagement' no later than midday on Monday 3rd March 2025. Your email must clearly state: name of your organisation, contact details for the individual(s) who will be participating in the market engagement and further details will be provided to you. In the meantime, please complete this short survey (https://crowncommercial.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8wXvE5GkMPr5HDM) to help us begin to gather your feedback, it should take you no longer than a few minutes.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001685-2025 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Jan 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 2 Jan 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | THE MINISTER FOR THE CABINET OFFICE ACTING THROUGH CROWN COMMERCIAL SERVICE |
| Locality | LIVERPOOL |
| Post town | Liverpool |
| Postcode | L3 9PP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside |
| ITL 3 | TLD72 Liverpool |
| Local authority | Liverpool |
| Electoral ward | City Centre North |
| Westminster constituency | Liverpool Riverside |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services
- 79110000 - Legal advisory and representation services
- 79111000 - Legal advisory services
- 79112000 - Legal representation services
- 79130000 - Legal documentation and certification services
- 79140000 - Legal advisory and information services

## Release History

- 17 Jan 2025 at 12:41 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001685-2025

## Notice URLs

- https://crowncommercial.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8wXvE5GkMPr5HDM
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/71dcb67d-de71-41ad-9819-66a69e37240d
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001186-2025
- https://www.gov.uk/ccs

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