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title: "Legal Support for a new MHA Framework"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e72c"
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buyer: "Leicestershire County Council"
published: "2026-08-19"
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# Legal Support for a new MHA Framework

Buyer: Leicestershire County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e72c

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## Summary

Leicestershire County Council procured specialist legal advisory support for establishing a new mental health framework. The requirement covers advice on the procurement exercise and preparation of the resulting framework documentation, with the aim of ensuring compliance with the Procurement Act 2023, reducing legal and commercial risks, and supporting successful framework establishment. The work is legal advisory and information services, within the wider legal services category. It supports a public-sector procurement led by Leicestershire County Council and delivered in the United Kingdom. The requirement was intended to support a framework that could be called off from the NEPO Legal Services Framework. This is therefore relevant to law firms and specialist public procurement advisers with experience of framework creation, procurement compliance and associated commercial risk management.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, as a call-off from the NEPO Legal Services Framework. One completed lot was awarded to FREETHS LLP on 1 August 2026. The award is valued at £20,000 excluding VAT and £24,000 including VAT. The awarded contract period runs from 31 August 2026 to 30 August 2027. A contract signature was scheduled for 28 August 2026. The stated legal basis is the Procurement Act 2023. The requirement was evaluated and awarded through the stated framework call-off route rather than an open competition. The procurement concerns services, specifically legal advisory and information services, for the framework establishment requirement.

This award demonstrates demand from Leicestershire County Council for specialist legal support around the creation of a public-sector framework. Competitors seeking similar work should be able to advise on procurement procedures under the Procurement Act 2023, draft or review framework documentation, identify legal and commercial risks, and support the buyer through a compliant procurement exercise. Credibility is likely to depend on demonstrable public procurement and framework expertise, alongside the capacity to provide focused legal advice and produce reliable documentation for a local authority. Experience of legal services framework arrangements, including work delivered through established framework routes such as NEPO, would help a supplier show that it understands both the legal requirements and the practical commercial context of this type of assignment.

## Notice

Specialist legal support is required to ensure the procurement exercise and resulting framework documentation are fully compliant with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023, mitigate legal and commercial risks, and support the successful establishment of the framework. Call off from NEPO Legal Services Framework.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078818-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award 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 | 19 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2026 - 30 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £20,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Leicestershire County Council |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Postcode area | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE3 8RA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland |
| Local authority | Blaby |
| Electoral ward | Glenfield Faire |
| Westminster constituency | Mid Leicestershire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FREETHS LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79140000 - Legal advisory and information services

## Release History

- 19 Aug 2026 at 10:06 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078818-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078818-2026
  19th August 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.freeths.co.uk
- http://www.leics.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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