--- title: "Historic England Legal Framework" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05296d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05296d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05296d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05296d.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "HISTORIC ENGLAND" published: "2026-03-11" --- # Historic England Legal Framework Buyer: HISTORIC ENGLAND Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05296d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-05296d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-05296d.json) ## Summary Historic England has completed the procurement process to appoint a panel of external legal firms to provide legal services for a term of four years. The "Historic England Legal Framework" contract has been awarded under a selective competitive flexible procedure, covering legal services for Historic England and English Heritage. Located in Swindon, UK, Historic England sought legal firms to fill expertise where in-house capacity is lacking. The buying organisation finalised this contracting process on 11th March 2026, with an award active since November 2025. The legal framework's contract value amounts to £2,250,000, with a potential one-year extension until September 2030. Initially initiated as an open tender process, the procurement underwent multiple stages including final tender submissions by June 2025, paving the way for a seamless legal advice service. This tender presents notable opportunities for large legal firms to secure significant government work. Being part of Historic England's legal framework panel means constant collaboration and high-value projects over the contract's lifetime, offering substantial business growth potential. Firms such as Trowers & Hamlins LLP, Bevan Brittan LLP, and Womble Bond Dickinson (UK) LLP — due to their scale and capacity — successfully garnered positions on this panel, demonstrating their capability to provide comprehensive legal services. Legal firms specializing in public sector work and those with robust service offerings in advisory, representation, and information services are ideally suited to compete in similar selective and competitive flexible procurement processes in the future. ## Notice The in-house Legal Department of Historic England provides or procures all legal advice and services to Historic England and English Heritage. In cases where either the expertise does not exist in-house or there is not the capacity to do it, work is put out to a panel of external legal firms. We are seeking to appoint a panel of external legal firms for a four-year term to assist us to provide a seamless legal advice service to Historic England and English Heritage staff. THIS IS NOT AN OPEN FRAMEWORK BUT A STANDALONE FRAMEWORK ### Lot Information Lot LOT-0001 Renewal: 4 years + 1 year Contract value advertised includes extension of 1 year. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021771-2026 | | Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Selective | | Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Mar 2026 | | Submission deadline | 25 Jun 2025 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 28 Sep 2025 | | Contract period | 1 Nov 2025 - 30 Sep 2029 | | Recurrence | 2030-05-01 | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,250,000 | | Lots value | £2,250,000 | | Awards value | £2,250,000 | | Contracts value | £2,250,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Complete | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | HISTORIC ENGLAND | | Locality | SWINDON | | Post town | Swindon | | Postcode | SN2 2EH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon | | Local authority | Swindon | | Electoral ward | Mannington and Western | | Westminster constituency | Swindon South | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 3 | | Supplier names | BEVAN BRITTAN; TROWERS & HAMLINS; WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (UK | ## 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 - 79140000 - Legal advisory and information services ## Release History - 11 Mar 2026 at 13:33 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021771-2026 - 2 Oct 2025 at 10:24 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061613-2025 - 30 May 2025 at 09:38 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028687-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021771-2026 11th March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061613-2025 2nd October 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028687-2025 30th May 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/historicengland/aspx/Home - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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