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title: "Legal Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e2ae"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "University of the West of England"
published: "2026-08-12"
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# Legal Services

Buyer: University of the West of England  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e2ae

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## Summary

The University of the West of England procured legal advisory and information services. The requirement was for confidential legal advice relating to the university’s systems and contracts. The buying organisation is the University of the West of England, based at Frenchay Campus in Bristol. The work concerns the university’s own operational systems and contractual arrangements, rather than general legal services for external clients. This is a professional services requirement suited to a legal practice able to provide confidential advice on technology, systems and commercial contracts to a higher education institution. The selected supplier is a large legal practice, indicating the type of established provider involved in delivering this requirement.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP was selected for the single lot. The contract was signed on 24 July 2026 and runs from 25 July 2026 to 26 July 2026. Its value is £120,000 excluding VAT, or £144,000 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The published outcome identifies legal advisory and information services as the contracted category. The procurement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender, so no separate scored evaluation basis is stated.

For a competing supplier, this award is evidence that the University of the West of England buys specialist legal advice for its internal systems and contracts as a distinct requirement. A credible provider would need to advise confidentially on both university systems and contractual matters, and to demonstrate the professional expertise, information governance and discretion needed for sensitive institutional work. The successful organisation is a large law firm, suggesting that breadth of legal capability and the capacity to support a substantial higher education client are relevant competitive signals. Firms seeking similar work with this buyer should be able to show experience of complex commercial contracting, technology or systems advice, and dependable delivery through suitably qualified legal teams.

## Notice

Legal Services - provision on confidential advice in relation to University systems and contracts

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076810-2026 |
| 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 | 12 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Contract period | 25 Jul 2026 - 26 Jul 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £120,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | University of the West of England |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Postcode area | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS16 1QY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CMS CAMERON MCKENNA NABARRO OLSWANG LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79140000 - Legal advisory and information services

## Release History

- 12 Aug 2026 at 14:07 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076810-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076810-2026
  12th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://cms.law
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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