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title: "Legal Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f3cc"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY"
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# Legal Services

Buyer: LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f3cc

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## Summary

Leeds Trinity University procured legal services to appoint an independent evaluator. The requirement falls within professional legal and evaluation support rather than construction, goods supply or general consultancy. The buyer is Leeds Trinity University, based in Leeds, and the contract is associated with the university’s operations. The selected provider is PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a large professional services firm headquartered in London. The work is therefore relevant to law firms, professional services firms and specialist evaluators with the ability to provide independent assessment services to a higher education institution. Suppliers whose services combine legal expertise with objective evaluation capability are the closest commercial fit, particularly those able to operate as an external and independent adviser to a university.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. The university used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The award covers one lot and is for services classified as legal services. The contract was signed on 9 June 2026, starts on 10 June 2026 and ends on 31 July 2027. Its value is £65,000 excluding VAT, or £78,000 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. This outcome indicates that the university selected a single provider through a non-competitive below-threshold route, rather than running an open tender with competing bids. The award date is not separately stated in the procurement data.

For a supplier assessing future work from Leeds Trinity University, this procurement demonstrates demand for an independent evaluator supplied through a legal-services requirement. A credible competitor would need relevant legal-services capability, experience of delivering objective external evaluations and the ability to maintain independence from the university and the matters being assessed. The selected supplier’s scale also indicates that the buyer accepted a large professional services provider for this assignment, so firms competing for comparable work would need dependable professional capacity, suitable governance and the resources to manage the engagement through to completion. Specialist legal practices, evaluation consultancies with legal expertise, and larger multidisciplinary firms may be well placed where they can evidence impartiality, high-quality reporting and delivery for a higher education client.

## Notice

Appointment of an independent evaluator

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084555-2026 |
| 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 | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 10 Jun 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £65,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LEEDS TRINITY UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | LEEDS |
| Postcode area | Leeds |
| Postcode | LS18 5HD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Electoral ward | Horsforth |
| Westminster constituency | Leeds North West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2026 at 15:57 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084555-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084555-2026
  7th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.pwc.co.uk
- https://www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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