---
title: "Legal team Practising Certificates 2025/26"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05a9a5"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "NHS ENGLAND"
published: "2025-10-07"
---

# Legal team Practising Certificates 2025/26

Buyer: NHS ENGLAND  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a9a5

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## Summary

NHS England has concluded a procurement process for the "Legal team Practising Certificates 2025/26", involving the purchase of necessary practising certificates for its in-house lawyers. The procurement falls within the services category and was conducted through a direct procurement method, classified as below the threshold and executed without competition. This was a UK-based central government requirement, as mandated by the Professional Registration Policy, to ensure compliance with legal standards. The contracting process, which is in the award stage, has been completed, with key dates spanning from the contract signing on 5th September 2025 to its expiration on 30th September 2026. The value of the contract stands at £17,090.85.

This procurement offers substantial growth opportunities primarily for large-scale legal and compliance advisory businesses familiar with registration and practising certification processes. Since NHS England was the procurement authority, businesses within the legal services domain, particularly those with experience in handling regulatory registration tasks for public sector entities, would find themselves particularly well-suited to engage in similar tenders. While this specific tender is complete, understanding the processes and standards exemplified here can provide strategic insights for businesses aiming to secure future contracts of a comparable nature within the public sector.

## Notice

Purchase of individual employee Practising Certificates for 25-26, as required by law, in order for employees to carry out their duties as in house lawyers for NHS England. As per NHS England's Professional Registration Policy, it is vital that NHS England lawyers are appropriately registered/covered by the regulatory body (SRA) at all times.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062915-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 4 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £17,090 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NHS ENGLAND |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South East London |
| Postcode | SE1 8UG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East |
| ITL 3 | TLI45 Lambeth |
| Local authority | Lambeth |
| Electoral ward | Waterloo & South Bank |
| Westminster constituency | Vauxhall and Camberwell Green |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SOLICITORS REGULATORY AUTHORITY (SRA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79980000 - Subscription services

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2025 at 13:42 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062915-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062915-2025
  7th October 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.england.nhs.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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