---
title: "Legal Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07759b"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA"
published: "2026-09-22"
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# Legal Services

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07759b

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## Summary

The University of East Anglia bought legal services for its organisation. The requirement covers professional legal advice and related legal work, classified under CPV 79100000. The buyer is a public authority based at Norwich Research Park in Norwich. The awarded service is associated with delivery in the United Kingdom and was procured as a single completed lot. Mills & Reeve LLP was selected as the supplier. The opportunity is therefore relevant to law firms and legal service providers able to support a university client across its required legal matters. It is particularly relevant to firms with the breadth, professional infrastructure and public-sector understanding to deliver work under an institutional legal services arrangement rather than a one-off private client instruction.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a selective procedure, using an award under a framework. Competition for this call-off was not reopened. The contract was awarded to Mills & Reeve LLP on 16 September 2026 and signed on 18 September 2026. The contract runs from 18 September 2026 to 16 December 2027. Its value is £1,331,400 excluding VAT, or £1,597,680 including VAT. The award and contract are above the relevant threshold. There was one completed lot and one active award. Each piece of work under the contract will have defined timeframes and deliverables; broader KPIs were not applied. The award remains the relevant outcome for this procurement.

This award demonstrates established demand from the University of East Anglia for a substantial, institution-wide legal services relationship delivered through a framework route. A credible competitor for the same requirement would need to be a law firm or legal services provider with sufficient capacity to manage multiple instructions over an extended contract, while maintaining clear project control, agreed timeframes and defined deliverables for each matter. Experience serving universities, public authorities or other complex organisations would help demonstrate understanding of governance, public-sector decision-making and institutional risk. Firms should also be able to provide a broad legal capability, dependable partner and matter-management arrangements, and the resilience expected of a large-scale public-sector service provider.

## Notice

Legal Services to the University of East Anglia

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089413-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 18 Sep 2026 - 16 Dec 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,331,400 |
| Contracts value | £1,331,400 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA |
| Locality | NORWICH |
| Postcode area | Norwich |
| Postcode | NR4 7TJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH5 Norfolk |
| ITL 3 | TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk |
| Local authority | Norwich |
| Electoral ward | University |
| Westminster constituency | Norwich South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Mills & Reeve LLP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79100000 - Legal services

## Release History

- 22 Sep 2026 at 09:13 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089413-2026
- 18 Sep 2026 at 14:57 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088765-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089413-2026
  22nd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088765-2026
  18th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://uea.ac.uk/
- http://www.mills-reeve.com
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-0503d3
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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